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Arizona Territory

The Territory of Arizona, commonly known as the Arizona Territory, was a territory of the United States that existed from February 24, 1863,[1] until February 14, 1912, when the remaining extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Arizona. It was created from the western half of the New Mexico Territory during the American Civil War.

This article is about the U.S./Union territory (1863–1912). For the C.S. territory (1861–1865), see Confederate Arizona. For the U.S. state (1912–present), see Arizona.

Territory of Arizona

Fort Whipple (1863–64)
Prescott (1864–67)
Tucson (1867–77)
Prescott (1877–89)
Phoenix (1889– )

Organized incorporated territory

 

John Noble Goodwin

Richard Elihu Sloan

Arizona Territorial Legislature

 

February 24, 1863

February 14, 1912

Statehood[edit]

The territory was admitted to the Union as the 48th state on February 14, 1912.

American Civil War

Territory of Arizona (Confederate States)

1851–1886

Apache Wars

"Arizona's Lost County" 1865–1871

Pah-Ute County

1871

Camp Grant Massacre

1853

Gadsden Purchase

Governors of the Territory of Arizona

History of Arizona

The "Baron of Arizona"

James Reavis

Mexican–American War

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

1846–1865

Navajo Wars

Territorial evolution of the United States

Cheek, Lawrence W. (1995). Arizona. Oakland, CA: Compass American Guides.  1-878867-72-5.

ISBN

Colton, Ray C. (1984) [1959]. . Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-1902-0.

The Civil War in the Western Territories

Cunniff, M.G. (January 1906). . The World's Work: A History of Our Time. XI: 7108–7119. Retrieved July 10, 2009.

"The Last of the Territories"

(1995). Arizona: A History. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press. ISBN 0-8165-1515-8.

Sheridan, Thomas E.

Wagoner, Jay J. (1970). . Tucson: University of Arizona Press. ISBN 0-8165-0176-9.

Arizona Territory 1863–1912: A Political history

Notes


Further reading

Compiled Laws And Revised Statutes Of Arizona Territory

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