Arizona

Arizona is the 48th state of the United States of America. It shares borders with New Mexico, Utah, California, and some of Nevada. Though they are not very popular in the fandom, Arizona is fun-loving, energetic, and loves to help- they got the good side of their dad. Even though they are one of the youngest, they prefer to hang out with the older states- mainly because they don't feel close enough (literally) with Hawaii or Alaska.

Appearance
Since Ari isn't very popular in the fandom, there is no designated gender or "outfit"- although they usually have a hat or sunglasses with some sort of tank top, representing how "hot" it is there. Arizona is known for its natural beauty.

Personality
As stated above, Arizona isn't well known so there is really no personality. But they are very helpful, considering them being able to produce half the nation's copper and their military background.

Other Symbols
Arizona Motto is "Ditat Deus" (God enriches)

Arizona's anthem is "The Arizona March Song" and "Arizona".

Arizona's national animal/mammal are the Ringtail Cats

Arizona's flower is a Saguaro Cactus Blossom

Their Tree is a Palo Verde

Their national bird is a Cactus Wren

Flag meaning
The 13 gold and red "beams" or "rays" on Arizona's flag represent the sun setting over the western desert and the original 13 colonies (red and gold colors were also carried by Coronado's Spanish expedition in search of the Seven Cities of Cibola in 1540) The center star signifies copper production (Arizona produces more copper than any other state in the country). The field of blue is the same "liberty blue" as the United States flag. Blue and "old gold" are also Arizona's official state colors.

Nicknames

 * The Grand Canyon State
 * The Copper State
 * The Valentine state
 * Ari

Origin of Language
The state's name appears to originate from an earlier Spanish name, Arizonac, derived from the O'odham name alĭ ṣonak, meaning "small spring", which initially applied only to an area near the silver mining camp of Planchas de Plata, Sonora. To the European settlers, their pronunciation sounded like Arissona.

Etymology
The state's name appears to originate from an earlier Spanish name, Arizonac, derived from the O'odham name alĭ ṣonak, meaning "small spring", which initially applied only to an area near the silver mining camp of Planchas de Plata, Sonora. To the European settlers, their pronunciation sounded like Arissona.

Spanish and Mexican Arizona
The history of Arizona as recorded by Europeans began in 1539 with the primary documented exploration of the realm by Marcos First State Niza, early work enlarged the subsequent year once Francisco Vásquez First State Coronado entered the realm still. Arizona was a part of the state of the reptile genus, the United Mexican States from 1822, however, the settled population was little.

American Arizona
In 1849, the California Gold Rush LED as several as fifty,000 miners to travel across the region, resulting in a boom in Arizona's population. In 1850, Arizona and American state fashioned the New Mexico Territory. In 1853, President sent James Gadsden to Mexico's capital to barter with Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, and also United States. bought the remaining southern strip space of Arizona and American state within the Gadsden Purchase.

Before 1846 the Apache raiders expelled most Mexican ranchers. One result was that giant herds of untamed cows roamed southeastern Arizona, By 1850, the herds were gone, killed by Apaches, Yankee sportsmen, contract trying to find the cities of Fronteras and Santa Cruz, and roundups to sell to hungry warfare troopers. and forty-niners on the way to California.

Civil War
During the war, on March sixteen, 1861, voters in the southern NM Territory around Mesilla (now in New Mexico) and Tucson invited take-over by the Confederacy. They particularly wished restoration of postal service. These secessionists hoped that a Confederate Territory of Arizona (CSA) would take hold, however in March 1862, Union troops from CA captured the Confederate Territory of Arizona and came back it to the NM Territory.

The Battle of Picacho Pass, April 15, 1862, was a battle of the war fought within the CSA and one in all several battles to occur in Arizona throughout the war among 3 sides—Apaches, Confederates, and Union forces. In 1863, the U.S. gets a divorce NM on a north-south line to form the Arizona Territory. the primary brass to arrive established the territory capital in town in 1864. The capital was later affected to Tucson, back to town, and so to its final location in Phoenix in an exceedingly series of disputable moves as totally different regions of the territory gained and lost political influence with the expansion and development of the territory.