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Jan 1, 1519
The Spanish
Spanish explorers arrived at Mobile Bay -
Jan 1, 1540
Hernando de Soto
The territory was visited by explorer Hernando de Soto -
First Settlement
The first permanent European settlement in Alabama was founded by the French at Fort Louis de la Mobile -
Gaining Control
The British gained control of the area by the Treaty of Paris but had to cede almost all the Alabama region to the U.S. and Spain after the American Revolution -
Mobile and the U.S.
Mobile first becomes a part of the United States when it was captured by American forces and added to the the Mississippi territory -
Creek War
This division led to the Creek War of 1813-14, which was a part of the War of 1812. During the War of 1812, the Creek Indians (which were supported by Spain and England) fought against the Americans led by General Andrew Jackson and the allied Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, and "friendly" Creek. This war mainly took place in Alabama and along the gulf coast. -
Battle of Horsehoe Bend
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend, was fought during the War of 1812 in the Mississippi Territory, now central Alabama -
Alabama territory
the Mississippi Territory was divided into the area that later became the state of Mississippi, and the remainder became the Alabama Territory. -
Alabama
Alabama joined the union as the 22nd state of the United States of America. The state became a center of slave plantations growing cotton in the Black Belt, with subsistence farmers (with few slaves) barely making a living on poorer lands. -
Mobile and Alabama
Mobile becomes part of the new 22nd state, Alabama,
