Events That Led Up To Alabama Becoming a State.

Who Were The first Settlers to enter Alabama

Oct 15, 1539

The Spanish were the first Europeans to enter Alabama, claiming the land. The first fully documented visit was Hernando de Soto in 1539

Mobile River

Jan 1, 1702

The French colonized the region & In 1702 they founded a settlement on the Mobile River.

Mobile, AL

Oct 15, 1702

Mobile was founded as the capital of colonial "French Revolution" in 1702 and remained a part of New France for over 60 years.

British Control?

Oct 15, 1765

The British gained control of the area in 1763 by the Treaty of Paris but had to cede almost all the Alabama region to the U.S. and Spain after the American Revolution.

Founding of Moble

Oct 15, 1819

Creek Indians sided with white Americans instead of Native Americans, hence, founding of Mobile.

ALABAMA

Dec 14, 1819

Alabama became a state of the United States of America on December 14,1819. After, the Indian Wars and removal of the early 19th Century, It forced most Native Americans out of the state.

Start

Dec 15, 1819

White settlers arrived in large numbers, bringing or importing African American slaves in the Domestic Trade.

State Capital

Jan 2, 1846

Montgomery, Alabama, was incorporated in 1819, as a merger of two towns situated along the Alabama River. It became the state capital in 1846.