Originally home to many native tribes, present-day Alabama was a Spanish territory beginning in the sixteenth century until the French acquired it in the early eighteenth century. The British won the territory in 1763 until losing it in the
American Revolutionary War. Spain held Mobile as part of
Spanish West Florida until 1813. In December 1819, Alabama was recognized as a state. During the antebellum period, Alabama was a major
producer of cotton, and widely used
African Americanslave labor. In 1861, the state seceded from the United States to become part of the
Confederate States of America, with Montgomery acting as its first capital, and rejoined the Union in 1868. Following the
American Civil War, Alabama would suffer decades of economic hardship, in part due to agriculture and a few
cash crops being the main driver of the state's economy. Similar to other former slave states, Alabamian legislators employed
Jim Crow laws from the late 19th century up until the 1960s. High-profile events such as the
Selma to Montgomery march made the state a major focal point of the
civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. (Full article...)
Chickasaw people have a migration story in which they moved from a land west of the
Mississippi River to reach present-day northeast Mississippi, northwest Alabama, and into
Lawrence County, Tennessee. They had interaction with French, English, and Spanish colonists during the
colonial period. The United States considered the Chickasaw one of the
Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, as they adopted numerous practices of European Americans. Resisting European-American settlers encroaching on their territory, they were forced by the U.S. government to sell their traditional lands in the 1832
Treaty of Pontotoc Creek and move to
Indian Territory (
Oklahoma) during the era of
Indian removal in the 1830s. (Full article...)
... that Oakwood Cemetery contains the graves of Confederate soldiers and officers, English, Canadian, and French World War II pilots, and
Hank Williams?
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Originally home to many native tribes, present-day Alabama was a Spanish territory beginning in the sixteenth century until the French acquired it in the early eighteenth century. The British won the territory in 1763 until losing it in the
American Revolutionary War. Spain held Mobile as part of
Spanish West Florida until 1813. In December 1819, Alabama was recognized as a state. During the antebellum period, Alabama was a major
producer of cotton, and widely used
African Americanslave labor. In 1861, the state seceded from the United States to become part of the
Confederate States of America, with Montgomery acting as its first capital, and rejoined the Union in 1868. Following the
American Civil War, Alabama would suffer decades of economic hardship, in part due to agriculture and a few
cash crops being the main driver of the state's economy. Similar to other former slave states, Alabamian legislators employed
Jim Crow laws from the late 19th century up until the 1960s. High-profile events such as the
Selma to Montgomery march made the state a major focal point of the
civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. (Full article...)
Chickasaw people have a migration story in which they moved from a land west of the
Mississippi River to reach present-day northeast Mississippi, northwest Alabama, and into
Lawrence County, Tennessee. They had interaction with French, English, and Spanish colonists during the
colonial period. The United States considered the Chickasaw one of the
Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, as they adopted numerous practices of European Americans. Resisting European-American settlers encroaching on their territory, they were forced by the U.S. government to sell their traditional lands in the 1832
Treaty of Pontotoc Creek and move to
Indian Territory (
Oklahoma) during the era of
Indian removal in the 1830s. (Full article...)
... that Oakwood Cemetery contains the graves of Confederate soldiers and officers, English, Canadian, and French World War II pilots, and
Hank Williams?
This list was generated from
these rules. Questions and feedback
are always welcome! The search is being run daily with the most recent ~14 days of results. Note: Some articles may not be relevant to this project.