Temperatures tend to be warmer in the southern part of Alabama due to its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, while the northern parts, especially in the Appalachian Mountains in the northeast, tend to be slightly cooler.
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The economy of Alabama’s Black Belt region was built around large cotton plantations whose owners’ wealth grew mainly from slave labor. Southeastern planters and traders from the Upper South brought slaves with them as the cotton plantations in Alabama ...Read more
Alabama, along with Oklahoma and Iowa, has the most confirmed F5 and EF5 tornadoes of any state.
The Southeastern Ceremonial Complex (SECC) is a major component of the religion of the Mississippian peoples, understood through artifacts from archaeological excavations at sites like Moundville in Alabama. Contrary to popular belief, the SECC appears to have developed independently ...Read more
Alabama’s coastal counties, part of the former Spanish West Florida territory, officially became part of the United States in 1819 with the AdamsβOnΓs Treaty.
The Moundville Archaeological Site in Hale County, Alabama, was occupied by Native Americans of the Mississippian culture from 1000 to 1450 CE. It is the second-largest complex of the classic Middle Mississippian era, after Cahokia in present-day Illinois.
The first European settlement in Alabama was founded by the French at Old Mobile in 1702. The city was moved to the current site of Mobile in 1711.
Most Native American tribes were completely removed from Alabama within a few years of the passage of the Indian Removal Act by Congress in 1830.
Alabama’s economy in the 21st century is based on automotive, finance, tourism, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.
Experts in the Muskogean languages have not found any evidence to support the translation of “Alabama” as ‘Here We Rest’.
Nah, not really. π The whole idea that "Alabama" means "Here We Rest" is basically a myth. It sounds cool and poetic, but historians and language experts say there's no real evidence for it.The name βAlabamaβ actually comes from the language of Native American tribes β probably from the Choctaw or aRead more
Nah, not really. π
The whole idea that “Alabama” means “Here We Rest” is basically a myth. It sounds cool and poetic, but historians and language experts say there’s no real evidence for it.
The name βAlabamaβ actually comes from the language of Native American tribes β probably from the Choctaw or a related language β and itβs more about plants or clearing land than napping vibes π.
Like, it might have something to do with “thicket clearers” or “plant gatherers,” not “letβs chill here forever.”
In short: βHere We Restβ = β¨pretty storyβ¨, but not historically legit.
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