Territory
Arizona became this in 1863...
Territory
Arizona's first territory capital...
Prescott
Arizona became a state in this year...
1912
What is a capital city?
Where the government is located
Which came first: territory or state?
Territory
Arizona separated from this territory...
(Hint: State to the east)
New Mexico
The capital moved from Prescott to this city...
Tucson
Arizona was the ___ state.
48th
Who makes major government decisions?
Elected leaders / government officials
Which came first: Tucson or Phoenix as capital?
Tucson
What president approved Arizona becoming a territory?
President Abraham Lincoln
The capital moved permanently to this city in 1889...
Phoenix
What document did Arizona have to create to become a state?
Constitution
Why does the location of a capital matter?
Access / power / people
What happened after Arizona became a territory?
Capital moved / growth
Name one reason Arizona became its own territory...
Needed its own government / population growth
Give one reason the capital moved to Tucson...
To balance power / closer to southern Arizona with growing economy
Why did Arizona have to revise its constitution before becoming a state?
President Taft rejected it
What is one challenge when a place is growing quickly?
Resources / conflict / organization
True or False
Capital order: Prescott → Tucson → Phoenix
True
What is the difference between a territory and a state?
State has full rights / territory does not
Give one reason Phoenix became the permanent capital
Central / growing / accessible
Name one thing Arizona gained by becoming a state...
Representation / voting rights / self-government
Give one example of a government decision from Units 1–4
Moving capital / becoming a state
What is one major change from Unit 1 to Unit 4?
Territory → state