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Alabama admitted to the Union as the 22nd state

On December 14, 1819, Alabama was admitted to the United States as the 22nd state.

Alabama admitted to the Union as the 22nd state

Alabama's admission expanded U.S. territory and strengthened the number of slaveholding states, affecting the sectional balance that helped precipitate the Missouri Compromise debates.

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