Most of what is now the northern two-thirds of Alabama was known as the Yazoo lands beginning during the British colonial period.
mˈoʊst əv wʌt ɪz nˈaʊ ðə nˈɔːɹðɚn tˈuːθˈɜːdz ʌv ˌæləbˈæmə wʌz nˈoʊn æz ðə jˈæzuː lˈændz bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kəlˈoʊnɪəl pˈiəɹɪəd.