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*'''1783:''' Britain ceded the southern region, around Mobile, to Spain. The area further north of the Alabama region was claimed by Georgia. The boundary between the two areas was in dispute until 1795, when it was set at the 31st parallel, a few miles north of Mobile. | *'''1783:''' Britain ceded the southern region, around Mobile, to Spain. The area further north of the Alabama region was claimed by Georgia. The boundary between the two areas was in dispute until 1795, when it was set at the 31st parallel, a few miles north of Mobile. | ||
*'''1798:''' Georgia abandoned claims to the area. The area north of the 31st parallel became part of the Mississippi Territory. <br> | *'''1798:''' Georgia abandoned claims to the area. The area north of the 31st parallel became part of the Mississippi Territory. <br> | ||
*'''1800 - 1820:''' MIgrations from Virginia and the Carolinas to central and southern part of the state. | *'''1800 - 1820:''' MIgrations from Virginia and the Carolinas to central and southern part of the state. | ||
*'''1800-1810:''' Migrations from Tennessee into northern part of the state. | *'''1800-1810:''' Migrations from Tennessee into northern part of the state. | ||
*'''1802:''' Choctaw Indians ceded land. | *'''1802:''' Choctaw Indians ceded land. | ||
*'''1802:''' Georgia abandoned claims to the area. The area north of the 31st parallel became part of the Mississippi Territory when it was created in 1798. Spain controlled the Mobile area until the War of 1812. | *'''1802:''' Georgia abandoned claims to the area. The area north of the 31st parallel became part of the Mississippi Territory when it was created in 1798. Spain controlled the Mobile area until the War of 1812. | ||
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*'''1816:''' Chickasaw, Choctaw and Cherokee Indians ceded land. | *'''1816:''' Chickasaw, Choctaw and Cherokee Indians ceded land. | ||
*'''1817:''' Cherokee Indians ceded land. | *'''1817:''' Cherokee Indians ceded land. | ||
*'''1817:''' Marengo County (Demopolis) The Frenchman Parmentier obtains a grant in Alabama for French refugees who left Philadelphia and settled at St. Stephens on the Tombigbee River - called Demopolis, about 150 settlers in all. | *'''1817:''' Marengo County (Demopolis) The Frenchman Parmentier obtains a grant in Alabama for French refugees who left Philadelphia and settled at St. Stephens on the Tombigbee River - called Demopolis, about 150 settlers in all. | ||
*'''March 3, 1817:''' The Mississippi Territory was divided into the state of Mississippi, and the Alabama Territory at that time. The Alabama Territory was composed of the following seven counties: Baldwin, Clarke, Madison, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, and Washington. | *'''March 3, 1817:''' The Mississippi Territory was divided into the state of Mississippi, and the Alabama Territory at that time. The Alabama Territory was composed of the following seven counties: Baldwin, Clarke, Madison, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, and Washington. | ||
*'''1818:''' Twenty-two counties were established. | *'''1818:''' Twenty-two counties were established. | ||
*'''1819:''' Cherokee Indians ceded land. | *'''1819:''' Cherokee Indians ceded land. | ||
*'''December 14, 1819:''' Alabama was admitted to the Union as the 22nd state.<br> | *'''December 14, 1819:''' Alabama was admitted to the Union as the 22nd state.<br> | ||
*'''1820:''' First Federal census in this state, all reported missing. | *'''1820:''' First Federal census in this state, all reported missing. | ||
*'''1830:''' The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek the Choctaw Indians gave up 10 million acres of land in Alabama and Mississippi. The Choctaw tribe had aided Gen. Andrew Jackson in his war agaist the Creek Nation. The Choctaw were given a reservation in southeaster part of (present day) Oklahoma | *'''1830:''' The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek the Choctaw Indians gave up 10 million acres of land in Alabama and Mississippi. The Choctaw tribe had aided Gen. Andrew Jackson in his war agaist the Creek Nation. The Choctaw were given a reservation in southeaster part of (present day) Oklahoma | ||
*'''1830:''' Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians ceded land. | *'''1830:''' Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians ceded land. | ||
*'''1830:''' Second Federal Census in this state, reported incomplete. | *'''1830:''' Second Federal Census in this state, reported incomplete. | ||
*'''1832:''' Creek Indians ceded land. | *'''1832:''' Creek Indians ceded land. | ||
*'''1835:''' The treaty of New Echota was signed, which led to the removal of most of the Indian tribes, including the Cherokees from Alabama. A few Creeks and Cherokees remained in Alabama. Cherokee Indians ceded land. | *'''1835:''' The treaty of New Echota was signed, which led to the removal of most of the Indian tribes, including the Cherokees from Alabama. A few Creeks and Cherokees remained in Alabama. Cherokee Indians ceded land. | ||
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*'''1861–1868:''' | *'''1861–1868:''' | ||
*'''1898:''' Over 300,000 men were involved in the [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] which was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines. | *'''1898:''' Over 300,000 men were involved in the [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] which was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines. | ||
*'''1917–1918:''' | *'''1917–1918:''' Armed forces serving in World War I included 95,000 Alabamians. More than 6,200 were killed. | ||
'''1940–1945:''' Approximately 288,000 men and women from Alabama served in the armed forces during World War II. | |||
'''1950's–1960's:''' The building of [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/ interstate highways] made it easier for people to move long distances. More people in Alabama live in cities with a population of at least 2,500. | |||
'''1990:''' About one quarter of the population was African-American descent. | |||
==Historical Content== | ==Historical Content== | ||