Original sentence: On March 16, 1861, a Convention of the Arizona citizens was held at Mesilla, New Mexico, which is part of Traditional Arizona, to declare the secession of their territory from the rule of the United States and to ask for annexation by the Confederate States of America.On March 28, 1861, a second convention was held in Tucson which ratified the proceedings of the Mesilla Convention, and elected a delegate to the Confederate States of America Congress.Soon Confederate troops marched across Traditional Arizona and occupied her for the Confederacy, making it all the way to Fort Yuma on the California border
Edited sentence: On March 16, 1861, a Convention of the Arizona citizens was held at Mesilla, New Mexico, which is part of Traditional Arizona, to declare the secession of their territory from the rule of the United States and to ask for annexation by the Confederate States.On March 28, 1861, a second convention was held in Tucson which ratified the proceedings of the Mesilla Convention, and elected a delegate to the Confederate States Congress.Soon rebel troops marched across Traditional Arizona and occupied her for the Confederacy, making it all the way to Fort Yuma on the California border