Arizona Notes

The first people crossing the The first people crossing the Beringia land bridge.Beringia land bridge.

•Learning Goal:Learning Goal:

Describe theDescribe the

significantsignificant

historical historical

events in events in Arizona.Arizona.

• Journal Question: Journal Question:

Write a journal entry from Write a journal entry from the point of view of someone the point of view of someone who lived during one of who lived during one of Arizona’s historical time Arizona’s historical time periodsperiods. For example, you . For example, you may write from the point of may write from the point of view of a Native American, a view of a Native American, a Spanish explorer, Mexican Spanish explorer, Mexican immigrant, miner, immigrant, miner, gunfighter, farmer, etc.gunfighter, farmer, etc.

1.1. The The firstfirst people to people to wandered across wandered across the the desertsdeserts of of southwestern southwestern ArizonaArizona and and northwestern northwestern MexicoMexico came here came here by crossing the by crossing the BeringiaBeringia land land bridgebridge from from AsiaAsia to to AlaskaAlaska and were and were the first people to the first people to settle in North settle in North America. This group America. This group included small included small bands of bands of menmen, , womenwomen and and children.children.

2. One reason One reason peoplepeople were able to settle were able to settle in in ArizonaArizona was was because of the because of the extensiveextensive irrigationsirrigations system system developed by the developed by the HohokamHohokam Indians. Indians. They They survivedsurvived becausebecause they they were better were better farmersfarmers than than other other tribestribes..

The Casa Grande Indian Ruins.

3. The first 3. The first non-Indiannon-Indian people to people to come to come to Arizona Arizona were thewere the SpanishSpanish, , who arrived who arrived here in the here in the early early 1500s1500s looking for looking for goldgold and and silversilver..

4. In the In the 1780s1780s and and 1790s1790s, the , the SpanishSpanish began a plan of setting began a plan of setting up up ApacheApache peace peace campscamps and and providing the providing the ApacheApache with with foodfood rations so that they would not rations so that they would not attackattack, allowing the , allowing the SpanishSpanish to to expand expand northwardnorthward..

5. In In 18211821, , MexicoMexico gained its gained its independenceindependence from from SpainSpain. . MexicoMexico then then began giving began giving away land in away land in ArizonaArizona to to its its citizenscitizens to to encourage encourage settlementsettlement..

6. In In 18531853, , Arizona Arizona became a part became a part of the of the New New Mexico Mexico TerritoryTerritory. .

In In 18631863, Arizona , Arizona become its become its own territoryown territory..

In In 19121912, Arizona , Arizona finally became finally became a a statestate..

7. CopperCopper, , goldgold, and , and silversilver were were all all naturalnatural resourcesresources found in found in ArizonaArizona that that brought brought people here people here in the in the 1800s1800s..

Downtown Bisbee

8. Arizona has Arizona has a very a very diversediverse economyeconomy. . For example, For example, Arizona is Arizona is known for known for farmingfarming, , tourismtourism, , militarymilitary basesbases, and , and technology technology industries.industries.

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