Territorial evolution of Arizona
An enlargeable map of the United States after the Treaty of Paris in 1789
The following timeline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Arizona.
Timeline
An enlargeable map of the United States after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848
An enlargeable map of the United States after the Compromise of 1850
An enlargeable map of the United States after the Gadsden Purchase in 1853
An enlargeable map of the United States after the Arizona Organic Act in 1863
An enlargeable map of the United States after territorial transfer in 1867
An enlargeable map of the United States after Arizona Statehood in 1912
An enlargeable map of the United States as it has been since 1959
- Historical territorial claims of Spain in the present State of Arizona:
- Nueva Vizcaya, 1562-1821
- Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico, 1598-1821
- Sonora y Sinaloa, 1732-1821
- Treaty of Córdoba of 1821
- Historical territorial claims of Mexico in the present State of Arizona:
- Santa Fé de Nuevo México, 1821-1848
- Sonora y Sinaloa (Estado de Occidente), 1824-1830
- Sonora since 1830
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848
- Gadsden Purchase of 1853
- Historical political divisions of the United States in the present State of Arizona:
- Unorganized territory created by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848-1850
- State of Deseret (extralegal), 1849-1850
- Territory of New Mexico, 1850-1912
- Gadsden Purchase of 1853
- American Civil War, 1861-1865
- Arizona Territory (CSA), 1861-1865
- Territory of Arizona, 1863-1912[1]
- North-western corner of the Arizona Territory is transferred to the State of Nevada, 1867
- State of Arizona since February 14, 1912
- Mexican Boundary Exchanges: In 1927 under the Banco Convention of 1905, the U.S. acquired two bancos from Mexico at the Colorado River border with Arizona. Farmers Banco, covering 583.4 acres (2.361 km2), a part of the Cocopah Indian Reservation at 32°37′27″N 114°46′45″W / 32.62417°N 114.77917°W, was ceded to the U.S. with controversy.[2] Fain Banco (259 acres (1.05 km2)) at 32°31′32″N 114°47′28″W / 32.52556°N 114.79111°W also became U.S. soil.
See also
Territorial evolution of California
Territorial evolution of Colorado
Territorial evolution of Nevada
Territorial evolution of New Mexico
Territorial evolution of Utah
References
- ↑ Thirty-seventh United States Congress (February 24, 1863). "An Act to provide a temporary Government for the Territory of Arizona, and for other Purposes" (cgi-bin). Retrieved June 5, 2009.
- ↑ Decisions of the Department of the Interior in cases relating to the public lands: 1927-1954. United States. Department of the Interior. Washington. For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 25, 337. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
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