AZ Geography
Statehood
Ancient Peoples
History
Kitchen Sink
100
This is the region of Arizona that we live in.
Desert Region.
100
When did Arizona become a state?
February 14, 1912
100
These ancient people were efficient farmers. Pueblo Grande is one of their archaeological sites.
Hohokam
100
This European country was one of the first to colonize North America, and controlled the area that is Arizona today.
Spain
100
Beat the teacher at Rock Paper Scissors
Beat the teacher!
200
This region is home to the Grand Canyon
Plateau Region
200
Arizona was first part of this territory.
The New Mexico Territory.
200
What type of structure is this?
Pithouse
200
This war caused Arizona to become a part of Mexico.
The Mexican War for Independence
200
Order your team from tallest to shortest.
Are you tallest to shortest?
300
This region is in between the Desert and Plateau Regions
The Mountain Region.
300
During the Civil War, this president made Arizona its own Territory with the Organic Act.
Abraham Lincoln.
300
Thousands of years ago, this land bridge may have been the way that humans first entered North America.
The Bering Land Bridge
300
What was Westward Expansion?
A period of time in the 1800s when settlers moved from the Eastern U.S. into the West.
300
Find 3 things that you have in common with your team.
Did you do it?
400
Why is the Colorado River important to Arizona.
AZ gets a lot of water (35%) from the Colorado River!
400
How were the Buffalo Soldiers important to Arizona?
They helped to protect the territory.
Some examples:
Protected stagecoaches, mail, and border.
400
This is the process in which water is moved from one source to crops using channels.
Irrigation
400
What were the effects of Westward Expansion on the people living in North America?
Settlers moved into new areas in search of new beginnings. Native Americans were often forced to move from their land into smaller and smaller areas.
400
Draw a compass rose on the board. Include cardinal and ordinal directions.
Did you draw it correctly?
500
These are the 5 states that the Colorado River runs through.
Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, California, and Utah
500
Why did President Taft first deny Arizona's request for statehood?
They included a measure to recall (fire) judges. Taft had been a judge and did not like it!
500
What were the benefits of the Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings?
Protection from enemies, temperature, and weather.
500
What were two reasons for the Mexican-American War?
1) U.S. wanted California (gold rush, access to Pacific Ocean, expansion of slavery)
2) Fighting over the border of Texas and Mexico
500
Without speaking, order your team from youngest to oldest (include month and day!)
Were you correct?