The Formative Period in Alabama, 1815-1828.

By: Abernethy, Thomas PerkinsContributor(s): Morgan, David TMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Library Alabama Classics SerPublisher: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 1995Copyright date: ©1995Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (234 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780817382544Subject(s): Alabama -- History -- 1819-1950 | Alabama -- History -- To 1819 | Slavery -- Alabama -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Formative Period in Alabama, 1815-1828DDC classification: 976.104 LOC classification: F326Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Maps and Charts -- Preface -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Introduction to the Library of Alabama Classics Edition -- The Formative Period in Alabama, 1815-1828 -- 1. The Mississippi Territory -- 2. The New Country -- 3. The Immigrants -- 4. The Division of the Territory -- 5. Alabama Becomes a State -- 6. The Public Lands -- 7. Agriculture -- 8. Rivers and Roads -- 9. The Commercial Situation -- 10. The Bank Question -- 11. Politics and the Election of 1824 -- 12. Politics and Federal Relations, 1824-28 -- 13. Religion, Education, and the Press -- 14. Social Conditions and Slavery -- 15. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: The Formative Period in Alabama, 1815-1828 is a beautifully crafted history of the evolution of the state written by Thomas Perkins Abernethy in 1922. The work shows how Alabama grew out of the Mississippi Territory and discusses the economic and political development during the years just before and just after Alabama became a state. Abernethy's story begins when Alabama existed as the eastern part of the Mississippi Territory, settled primarily by Cherokees, Choctaws, and Creeks, a few traders, and some brave but foolhardy "squatters" who thought to supplant the Indians and carve out a home for themselves and their descendants from Indian territory. Friction with the Creeks escalated into war and, with their defeat at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, the successful move began to wrest land from the Indians for white settlement. The availability of good land, the promise of transportation of goods along the waterways, and the opening of the Federal Road brought rapid population growth to an area blessed (and cursed) with forceful leaders. Abernethy describes in detail the political maneuverings and economic strangleholds that created territorial division and turmoil in the early days of Alabama's statehood.
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Maps and Charts -- Preface -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Introduction to the Library of Alabama Classics Edition -- The Formative Period in Alabama, 1815-1828 -- 1. The Mississippi Territory -- 2. The New Country -- 3. The Immigrants -- 4. The Division of the Territory -- 5. Alabama Becomes a State -- 6. The Public Lands -- 7. Agriculture -- 8. Rivers and Roads -- 9. The Commercial Situation -- 10. The Bank Question -- 11. Politics and the Election of 1824 -- 12. Politics and Federal Relations, 1824-28 -- 13. Religion, Education, and the Press -- 14. Social Conditions and Slavery -- 15. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

The Formative Period in Alabama, 1815-1828 is a beautifully crafted history of the evolution of the state written by Thomas Perkins Abernethy in 1922. The work shows how Alabama grew out of the Mississippi Territory and discusses the economic and political development during the years just before and just after Alabama became a state. Abernethy's story begins when Alabama existed as the eastern part of the Mississippi Territory, settled primarily by Cherokees, Choctaws, and Creeks, a few traders, and some brave but foolhardy "squatters" who thought to supplant the Indians and carve out a home for themselves and their descendants from Indian territory. Friction with the Creeks escalated into war and, with their defeat at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, the successful move began to wrest land from the Indians for white settlement. The availability of good land, the promise of transportation of goods along the waterways, and the opening of the Federal Road brought rapid population growth to an area blessed (and cursed) with forceful leaders. Abernethy describes in detail the political maneuverings and economic strangleholds that created territorial division and turmoil in the early days of Alabama's statehood.

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