Before Mississippi's admission to statehood on December 10, 1817, the more sparsely settled eastern half of the territory was separated and named the Alabama Territory.
bᵻfˌoːɹ mˌɪsɪsˈɪpiz ɐdmˈɪʃən tə stˈeɪthʊd ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈɛn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, ðə mˈoːɹ spˈɑːɹsli sˈɛɾəld ˈiːstɚn hˈæf ʌvðə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi wʌz sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ænd nˈeɪmd ðɪ ˌæləbˈæmə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi.