7th-Alabama

​ Alabama Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States of America. Its is borders by Tennessee to the north, Georiga to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. The population of Alabama is around 4.6 million. Alabama is unoffically nicknamed the Yellowhammer State. The state bird is the Yellowhammer. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie". The state tree is the Longleaf Pine. The State flower is the Camelia. The capital of Alabama is Montgomery, and the largest city by population is Birmingham. The oldest city is Mobile. History of Alabama Alabama was part of the new frontier in the 1820's and 1830's. Settlers rapidly arrived to take advantage of its fertile soil. Planters brought slaves with them, and traders brought in more from the Upper South as the cotton plantations expanded. The economy of the central "Black Belt" was bulit around large cotton plantations whose owners built their wealth on slave labor. It was named for the dark,productive soil. Elsewhere poor whites were subsistence farmers. According to the 1860 census, enslaved Africans comprised of 45% of the state's population of 964,201. There were only 2,690 free persons of color.

IN 1861 Alabama declared its secession from the union and joined the confederate states of america. while few battles were fought int he state, Alabama contributed about 120,000 soldiers to the civil war.all the slaves were freed by 1865. Alabama was restored to the union in 1868. media type="youtube" key="GHkK5mh6l5k" width="425" height="350"

​ Alabama government Alabama"s state government is organized into three branches. The three branches is the executive, legislative, and judicial.The Governor of Alabama is the chief executive officer of the state. The chief excutive of the state is chosen by the citizens for a four year term. Alabama State Legislature is the law making branch of the state government. This branch has the power to pass laws that the people most obey. The judical branch of Alabama interprets laws. All justices and judges are elected by voters of a respective court's jurisdiction. And there term is six years. Bob Riley is Alabama's governor, and he is a republican.