Maricopa Community Colleges  HIS105AB   19886-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11-10-1987

HIS105AB  1990 Summer I - 9999

LEC  1.0 Credit(s)  1.0 Period(s)  1.0 Load  Acad

Arizona History Part II

Study of the history of Arizona, including Arizona as part of the Mexican Republic, arrival of the Europeans, the Civil War, the Apache Wars, and transportation in early Arizona.

Prerequisites: None.

 

Course Attribute(s):

General Education Designation: H

General Education Designation: Social and Behavioral Sciences - [SB] in combination with: HIS105AA and HIS105AC

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

HIS105AB  1990 Summer I - 9999

Arizona History Part II

 

1.

Describe the major events that led to Arizona becoming part of the United States. (I)

2.

Review the reasons for events involved in Arizona achieving territorial status. (II)

3.

Discuss the significance of personalities and policies which influenced the outcome of the Apache Wars. (III)

4.

List major advances in transportation in old Arizona. (IV)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

HIS105AB  1990 Summer I - 9999

Arizona History Part II

 

I. Mexican Period 1821-1848

A. Mexican Independence

B. Trade on the Santa Fe Trail

C. Mountain Men

D. Manifest Destiny and the War with Mexico

1. Army of the West

2. Mormon Battalion

3. Border Survey and Gadsden Purchase

II. The Southwest During the Civil War

A. Confederates in Tucson

B. California Volunteers

C. Separate Territorial Status

D. Battle of Apache Pass

III. The Apache Wars

A. Peace Policy

B. General George Crook

C. Geronimo

IV. Transportation in Old Arizona

A. Railroads

B. Riverboats

C. Stagecoaches

D. Camels

 

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