1. From Territory to State
Arizona
From Territory to State

2. Acquiring Land
1848- Land was acquired in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Many settlers moved there during the Gold Rush
The rest was purchased in the Gadsden Purchase in 1853

3. AZ Territory
During the Civil War, Arizona southerners made Arizona a Confederate territory.
1863- Lincoln okayed the making of Arizona from New Mexico’s land
Capitol was in Prescott, and then later moved to Tucson
1889- The capital moved to Phoenix

5. Miners
Most modern day cities were created by miners in the Civil War era
Immigrant miners set up trading posts in towns like Bisbee, Wickenburg, and Globe
They mined gold, silver, and copper.
Railroads made life easier in the 1880s.
Mining towns had large populations and violence.

6. Founders Nellie Cashman- the “Angel of Tombstone” fed hungry miners
Sharlot Hall- first territorial historian
Charles Poston- the “Father of Arizona” convinced Congress to admit AZ as a territory.
John Swilling- founded an irrigation company and Phoenix

8. Constitutional Convention
1910 congress allowed AZ to hold a Constitutional Convention
Constitution was approved except the power to recall judges.
AZ removed the recall to get the Constitution passed

9. Statehood Feb. 14, 1912 Arizona became the 48th state
George Hunt was the first Governor
Voters immediately voted to add the recall back into the Constitution