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The Alabama Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 that was formed from the eastern portion of the Mississippi Territory
Mississippi Territory

Mississippi Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States from April 7, 1798, and expanded twice , until it extended from the Gulf of Mexico to the southern border of Tennessee....
, split in half. The territory was created on August 15, 1817, on the day the Mississippi constitution was drafted, and 4 months before Mississippi
Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....
 became a state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 (December 10, 1817).

Alabama Territory was created from the eastern part split off the old Territory of Mississippi.






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The Alabama Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 that was formed from the eastern portion of the Mississippi Territory
Mississippi Territory

Mississippi Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States from April 7, 1798, and expanded twice , until it extended from the Gulf of Mexico to the southern border of Tennessee....
, split in half. The territory was created on August 15, 1817, on the day the Mississippi constitution was drafted, and 4 months before Mississippi
Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....
 became a state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 (December 10, 1817).

History

The Alabama Territory was created from the eastern part split off the old Territory of Mississippi. Although the Alabama Territory was designated by an Act of Congress, on 3 March 1817, it did not become effective until 5 months later, on 15 August 1817. The delay was due to a provision in the Congressional Act which stated that the Act would take effect only if and when Mississippi formed a State Constitution. That event took place on 15 August 1817.

Located in the central area of the Alabama Territory, St. Stephens
St. Stephens, Alabama

St. Stephens is an unincorporated area in Washington County, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Located in the southwestern part of the state, it was the territorial capital of the Alabama Territory....
, on the Tombigbee River
Tombigbee River

The Tombigbee River is a tributary of the Mobile River, approximately 400 mi long, in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Alabama. It is one of two major rivers, along with the Alabama River, that unite to form the short Mobile River before it empties into Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico....
, was the only territorial capital
Territorial capital

A territorial capital serves as the seat of a territory . It is usually temporary and changes when the territory is divided into separate districts....
. William Wyatt Bibb
William Wyatt Bibb

William Wyatt Bibb was the first list of Governors of Alabama of the U.S. state of Alabama. Bibb County, Alabama, and Bibb County, Georgia, are named for him....
 was the only territorial governor.

On December 14, 1819, two years and four months after the Alabama Territory was created, Alabama
Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....
 was admitted to the union as the 22nd U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
, with William Wyatt Bibb
William Wyatt Bibb

William Wyatt Bibb was the first list of Governors of Alabama of the U.S. state of Alabama. Bibb County, Alabama, and Bibb County, Georgia, are named for him....
 also becoming the first state governor (1819-1820).

See also

  • Historic regions of the United States
    Historic regions of the United States

    These are historic regions of the United States, meaning regions that were legal entities in the past, or which the average modern American would no longer immediately recognize as a regional description....
  • Louisiana Purchase
    Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of the French territory Louisiana in 1803. The U.S. paid 60 million French franc plus cancellation of debts worth 18 million francs , a total cost of $15,000,000 for the Louisiana territory....