Transportation and Communication
What important message was sent from Washington DC in a telegram?
Arizona had become a state.
True or False: Pioneers kept cool with air conditioning in the summer.
False
When did AZ become a state?
February 14, 1912
When silver was found near Tubac, it caused______
A huge mining boom
When did AZ become a state?
February 14, 1912
Name 3 forms of communication.
Internet, newspapers, text, facetime etc.
In Pioneer times, did ranchers live close together or far apart?
Far apart
Why was water important to Arizona?
It turned dry desert valleys into good farmland.
More people moved to AZ and started new towns.
What is one reason the Civil War was fought?
North and South disagreed about slavery.
True or False: A photograph is a type of communication.
False
In Pioneer times, did schools have many buildings or one room?
One room
One of the most important industries in Arizona after the Civil War was______________.
Ranching
What did too many cattle cause?
Overgrazing
The first people to make something are called_______,
Inventors
Which was NOT a form of transportation in AZ? stagecoach, motorcycle, train, steamboat
True or False: People had homemade desert refrigerators.
True
How was life for Native Americans after the Spanish explorers and pioneers came to Arizona?
It was never the same.
Which came first? Arizona becomes a territory OR the mining boom
Mining boom
Why was the telephone an important invention?
People were able to communicate easily with people far away.
Why did people begin to build better roads?
So that cars could transport supplies quickly.
Describe what schools were like for pioneers.
Most children did not go to school and they often had one room schools with dirt floors. They did not have books or paper. They wrote on slate.
Where was AZ state capital after AZ became a territory?
Prescott
Which came first? Civil War OR Ranching industry begins
Civil War
What are some things that helped AZ's population grow?
There were more railroads. The telegraph was invented. Trains made for easier travel.