Colonial America
Colonial Events in Alabama
26 events — 1492 to early statehood
1702
French Founding of Old Mobile Site
Alabama · Settlement · Colonial Period
1703
First Carnival Celebration in Mobile
Alabama · Other · Colonial Period
1703
First French Catholic Parish Established on Gulf Coast
Alabama · Founding · Colonial Period
1711
Mobile Relocated to Present Site
Alabama · Settlement · Colonial Period
1711
Founding of Boeuf Gras Society
Alabama · Founding · Colonial Period
1763
Treaty of Paris Cedes Mobile to Britain
Alabama · Treaty · Colonial Period
1763
Spain Cedes Florida to Britain
Alabama · Treaty · Colonial Period
1779
Gálvez Captures Mobile and Pensacola
Alabama · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1780
Spanish Capture of Mobile at Battle of Fort Charlotte
Alabama · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1783
1783 Paris Treaty Returns Florida to Spain
Alabama · Treaty · Revolutionary Era
1795
Treaty of Madrid Resolves US-Spain Land Dispute
Alabama · Treaty · Early Republic
1798
Mississippi Territory Organized
Alabama · Founding · Early Republic
1802
Georgia Surrenders Claim Following Yazoo Land Scandal
Alabama · Legislation · Early Republic
1812
US Annexation of Mobile District of West Florida
Alabama · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1813
Battle of Fort Mims Massacre
Alabama · Battle · Early Republic
1813
US Seizure of Mobile During War of 1812
Alabama · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1814
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Alabama · Battle · Early Republic
1817
Alabama Territory Carved from Mississippi Territory
Alabama · Other · Early Republic
1817
Mississippi Territory Divided into Mississippi and Alabama
Alabama · Legislation · Early Republic
1817
Mississippi Achieves Statehood
Alabama · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1817
Mississippi Admitted to the Union as 20th State
Alabama · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1817
Alabama Territory Admitted to Union as State
Alabama · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1819
Alabama Admitted to the Union
Alabama · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1819
Alabama Admitted to the Union as 22nd State
Alabama · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1819
Alabama Admitted as 22nd State
Alabama · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1821
Spanish West Florida Ceded to United States
Alabama · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
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