Known as the Yellowhammer State, what was the 22nd state to join the Union on December 14, 1819?
Alabama Territory territorial governor, later elected to that position after statehood. On December 14, 1819, Alabama was admitted to the union as the 22nd U.S. state, with Bibb becoming the first state governor (1819–1820). 1*U.S.A. territory with land that would later become part of the Territory of Alabama: - Name "Territory of Alabama" was often used in the time period, rather than "Alabama Territory". Alabama Territory The Territory of Alabama (sometimes Alabama Territory) was an organized incorporated territory of the United States. The Alabama Territory was carved from the Mississippi Territory on August 15, 1817 and lasted until December 14, 1819, when
1832 State of the Union Address ended with, "Limited to a general superintending power to maintain peace at home and abroad, and to prescribe laws on a few subjects of general interest not calculated to restrict human liberty, but to enforce human rights, this Government will find its strength and its glory in the faithful discharge of these plain and simple duties." 1832 State of the Union Address The 1832 State of the Union Address was written by Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States. It was delivered to the 22nd United States Congress by a clerk on Tuesday, December 4, 1832. He said,