Where is Alabama?
Refer to the compass rose to complete this the activity. If you need more help, look at a U. S. map!
1) Draw a star on Alabama and
color the star red.
2) Color the state to the north
green. This state is:
______________________
3) Color the state to the south
blue. This state is:
______________________
4) Color the state to the west
orange. This state is:
______________________
5) Color the state to the east
yellow. This state is:
______________________
6) Where have you lived or traveled in the United States? Name and color in these states. ______________________________
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Alabama Constitution Fun Facts
Alabama became a state on December 14, 1819.
The history of our state’s constitution is fascinating.
 Alabama has had six constitutions.
 The Alabama Territory was established on March 3, 1817 by the act
that also created the state of Mississippi.
 60,000 people were needed to become a state; Alabama recognized
67,594 people.
 The first Constitutional Convention met in Huntsville, Alabama in July,
1819 in Walker Allen’s Cabinet Shop.
 Written on 26 sheets of parchment, the constitution was attached by
gross grain silk ribbon and sealing wax. The original was kept by the
Secretary of State until it was turned over to the Alabama Department of
Archives and History.
 The signers of the Alabama Constitution were eighteen lawyers, four
doctors, four planters, two ministers, one merchant, and one surveyor.
From this group of men came one United States vice president, six United
States senators, six Alabama Supreme Court justices, and six Alabama
governors.
 On December 14, 1819 Alabama became the 22nd state in the Union.
James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States, signed into law a
resolution which admitted Alabama into the union.
 The first state constitution served Alabama for 42 years. On January 7,
1861 the convention met in Montgomery to discuss secession. The
constitution was changed to reflect Alabama’s status during the Civil War.
 In 1867, under Governor Parsons, white and African-American
delegates gathered to write a nationally recognized constitution.
 The current Alabama Constitution (1901) is one of the longest in the
United States: over 100,000 words and 706 amendments!
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Alabama Constitution Word Search
Find the words from t he word bank below. These words are terms you can find in constitutions.
Look through Alabam a’s consitiutions to find the words. How man y can you find?
Word Bank
Alabama
Amendment
Section
Veto
Constitution
Article
Bill
Law
Legislature
Capitol
Rights
Vote
Executive
Territory
Equal
Delegate
Judicial
State
Free
America
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Alabama Constitution Word Search
Use the code below to help you if you cannot find all the words!
(Over,Down,Direction)
ALABAMA (14,3,S)
AMENDMENT (15,1,SW)
AMERICA (8,9,NE)
ARTICLE (9,6,W)
BILL (11,10,N)
CAPITOL (1,5,E)
CONSTITUTION (12,3,W)
DELEGATE (2,7,E)
EQUAL (9,1,W)
EXECUTIVE (13,1,S)
FREE (1,9,E)
JUDICIAL (15,9,N)
LAW (13,10,E)
LEGISLATURE (2,2,E)
RIGHTS (1,8,E)
SECTION (7,10,W)
STATE (12,6,S)
TERRITORY (9,4,W)
VETO (4,1,W)
VOTE (10,10,N)
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Alabama Day – December 14th
This information sheet presents a timeline of Alabama’s statehood history!
1819
March 2
U.S. Congress passed an enabling act to allow the
inhabitants of Alabama Territory to create a
constitution for a state government.
May 3 – 4
Elections for constitutional convention debates held.
June 5 –
August 2
September
20 – 21
Alabama Constituional Convention, meeting in Huntsville, drafted and
adopted the constitution
General elections held for governor and representatives to
the General Assembly.
October 25 –
December 17
First session of the General Assembly for the State of Alabama met in
temporary captital of Huntsville.
November 9
Territorial Governor William W. Bibb, newly elected as the state’s first
Governor, took the oath of office.
December 14
President James Monroe signed a congressional resolution admitting
Alabama as the 22nd state in the United States of Ameirca (both the House
and the Senate of the state’s General Assembly were in session on that
Tuesday, meeting jointly in the afternoon to make judicial appointments).
1903
December 14
Alabama Day is first celebrated statewide by public schools at
the urging of the state Education Department and the
Alabama Department of Archives and History.
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Alabama’s State Motto and Seal
Complete these two activities to understand Alabama’s state motto and seal.
State Motto
Alabama’s state motto is the Latin phrase Audemus Jura Nostra
Defendere. This means, “We Dare Defend our Rights.”
What does Alabama’s motto means to you?
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State Seal
Use the seal to complete the
following questions.
What states surround
Alabama on the seal?
north: _________________
east: __________________
west: __________________
south: _________________
How many rivers are named
in Alabama?
______________________
What body of water is
below Alabama?
______________________
______________________
Color Alabama’s state seal!
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Alabama’s State Motto and Seal
Complete these two activities to understand Alabama’s state motto and seal.
State Seal
What states surround Alabama on the seal?
north: TENNESSEE
east: GEORGIA
west: MISSISSIPPI
south: FLORIDA
How many rivers are named in Alabama? 9
What body of water is below Alabama? GULF OF MEXICO
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Alabama’s Coat of Arms
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Create an Alabama State Quarter
Many of our quarters in the United States have special designs on them for each state. The
Alabama quarter was issued in 2003. But on this coloring sheet, decorate the quarter below
with images you think are important for Alabama!
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