The bill for the organization of the…

January 1857 CE

The bill for the organization of the Arizona territory is introduced into the House of Representatives in January 1857, but the proposal is defeated on the grounds that the population of the proposed territory is yet too small.

Later a similar proposal will be defeated in the Senate.

The proposal for creation of the territory is controversial in part because of the perception that the New Mexico Territory is under the influence of southern sympathizers who are highly desirous of expanding slavery into the southwest.

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Tucson Pima Arizona United States View →

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