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  Arizona US State Arizona, a southwestern U.S. state, is best known for its reliably sunny weather and as home to the Grand Canyon, the mile-deep chasm carved by the Colorado River. Many visitors utilize Flagstaff, a Ponderosa Pine covered mountain town, as a gateway to the Grand Canyon. Other natural features include the Saguaro cactus-filled Sonoran Desert and the rugged formations of Red Rock State Park.
Capital: Phoenix Minimum wage: 8.05 USD per hour (Jan 1, 2015) Population: 6.731 million (2014) State Bird: Cactus Wren Arizona (Navajo: Hoozdo Hahoodzo; O'odham: Alĭ ṣonak) is a state in the southwestern region of the United States.
There are ski resorts in the areas of Flagstaff, Alpine, and Tucson. In addition to the Grand Canyon National Park, there are several national forests, national parks, and national monuments. About one-quarter of the state is made up of Indian reservations that serve as the home of some Native American tribes. History Main article: History of Arizona The North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Before the modern era, Arizona was home to numerous Native American Tribes. Hohokam, Mogollon and Ancestral Puebloan cultures were among the many that flourished throughout the entire state before the arrival of Marcos de Niza, a Spanish Franciscan, in 1539.
When Mexico achieved its independence from Spain in 1821, what is now Arizona became part of the Territory of Nueva California, also known as Alta California Mexico in 1824. Alta California is the northwestern-most state. In the Mexican–American War (1847), the US occupied Mexico City and pursued its claim to much of northern Mexico, including what later became Arizona.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) specified that in addition to language and cultural rights of the existing inhabitants being considered as inviolable, the sum of US$15 million in compensation (equivalent to about $410 million in 2012 be paid to the Republic of Mexico. In 1853, the land below the Gila River was acquired from Mexico in the Gadsden Purchase. Arizona was administered as part of the Territory of New Mexico until southern New Mexico Territory seceded[30] from the Union as the Confederate Territory of Arizona on March 16, 1861.