Arizona, formerly part of the Territory of New Mexico, was organized as a separate territory on this day in 1863. The United States had acquired the region under the terms of the 1848 Treaty of ...

Arizona, the new Territory of. These plans, however, were kept in the background, and the more specious reason assigned for the Gadsden purchase of the immense mineral resources of the territory.

Arizona, formerly part of the Territory of New Mexico, was organized as a separate territory on Feb. 24, 1863. The U.S. acquired the region under the terms of the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ...

Arizona mining districts originated prior to the formation of Arizona as a territory in 1863. Except for having to pay tribute to a monarch, these self-governing regulations followed the tradition ...