14. • 1536 Marcos De Niza explores the area looking for gold.
• 1540-1542 Francisco leads a group of people into Arizona ,
exploring the state and looking for El Dorado, the city of gold.
• 1846-1848 The Mexican-American war is fought. The United States
takes over ownership of land that will become Arizona.
15. Why you want to visit this state
• Because the Grand Canyon is there.
• Also because there is a crater there called
Barringer Crater.