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Spanish Explorers first come to Alabama. It was controlled by England and France as well but ended up back in Spain's control.

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The Treaty of San Lorenzo is signed. This gives the U.S. the territory that Mississippi and Alabama make up.

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Alabama becomes a U.S. state. The state would secede during the Civil War, but later rejoined after.

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Shortly before the start of the Civil War, Montgomery becomes the first capital of the Confederate union. This is also why Alabama is referred to as "The Heart of Dixie".

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Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery, AL. Alabama is now known as the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement. Montgomery is also our state capital!