WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1848, under the terms of the Mexican Cession the United States took possession of Arizona above the Gila River after the Mexican War, and became part of the Territory of New Mexico.
Detailed explanation-2: -Statehood/Modern Period, 1912-Arizona joins the Union on February 14. George W. P. Hunt, President of the Constitutional Convention, becomes first state Governor.
Detailed explanation-3: -Arizona’s nickname is The Grand Canyon State. Most of the canyon is within the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona (one of the first national parks in the United States).
Detailed explanation-4: -Arizona is located in the southwestern quadrant of the conterminous states, bordered by California to the west, Nevada to the northwest, Utah to the north, New Mexico to the east, and the Mexican state of Sonora to the south. The Colorado River forms the boundary with California and Nevada.
Detailed explanation-5: -Arizona has a total area of 113, 998 square miles (295, 253 km2), making it the sixth largest U.S. state.