The history of Arizona encompasses the Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Post-Archaic, Spanish, Mexican, and American periods. About 10,000 to 12,000 years ago, Paleo-Indians settled in what is now Arizona.

2009年11月9日 · Arizona, the Grand Canyon state, was originally part of Spanish and Mexican territories. The land was ceded to the United States in 1848 and became a separate territory in 1863. Arizona...

2025年1月28日 · Arizona was ceded to the United States as part of New Mexico in 1848; it became independent of New Mexico in 1863. Following the Gadsden Purchase in 1853, when Mexico sold Arizona’s southernmost region to the United States, only a few scattered and isolated Mexican American ranches remained, all of them located near the Mexican border.

2025年1月28日 · Arizona is a constituent state of the United States. It is the sixth largest state in the country and was the last of the 48 conterminous states to be admitted to the union (1912).

Prehistoric Paleo Inhabitants of Arizona. Cochise Man begins farming primitive corn. The Anasazi come to the Four Corners area. Hohokam settle in southern Arizona. The Sinagua farm near San Francisco Peaks. A volcanic eruption in Flagstaff creates what is now alled Sunset Crater. Great drought in Arizona. Casa Grande is built near the Gila River.

2016年4月18日 · Here are the key moments in Arizona's history over the years, from pre-Civil War events to the actions of powerful political figures and tragedies that befell Arizona residents. The Hohokam...

The following is a timeline of the history of the area which today comprises the U.S. state of Arizona. Situated in the desert southwest, for millennia the area was home to a series of Pre-Columbian peoples.

Arizona statehood 1962 United States postage stamp Arizona’s landscape has shaped its history. Towering red-rock canyons, high deserts, and fertile river valleys attracted ancient peoples who cultivated the region well before Spanish explorers set foot on North American soil. By the 16th century, Spanish missions began to alter Indigenous trade and religious practices, initiating a …

2025年1月27日 · Until the Mexican-American War (1846–48) only a few Americans—explorers, soldiers, trappers, sheep drivers—visited Arizona. In 1851 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sent several expeditions into Arizona to find a suitable route on …

Arizona’s historical records are preserved and made available to researchers by a number of institutions, including the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records; the Arizona Historical Society; and various county and local historical societies.