<P> The Creek tribe fell to civil war (1813 - 1814). Violence between Creeks and Americans escalated, culminating in the Fort Mims massacre . Full - scale war between the United States and the "Red Stick" Creeks began; they were the more traditional members of their society who resisted US encroachment . The Chickasaw, Choctaw, Cherokee Nation and other Creek factions remained neutral to or allied with the United States during the war; they were highly decentralized in bands' alliances . Some warriors from among the bands served with American troops . Volunteer militias from Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee marched into Alabama, fighting the Red Sticks . </P> <P> Later, federal troops became the main fighting force for the United States . General Andrew Jackson was the commander of the American forces during the Creek War and in the continuing effort against the British in the War of 1812 . His leadership and military success during the wars made him a national hero . The Treaty of Fort Jackson (August 9, 1814) ended the Creek War . By the terms of the treaty, the Creek, Red Sticks and neutrals alike, ceded about one - half of the present state of Alabama to the United States . Due to later cessions by the Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw in 1816, they retained only about one - quarter of their former territories in Alabama . </P> <P> In 1819, Alabama was admitted as the 22nd state to the Union . Its constitution provided for equal suffrage for white men, a standard it abandoned in its constitution of 1901, which reduced suffrage of poor whites and most blacks, disenfranchising tens of thousands of voters . </P> <P> One of the first problems of the new state was finance . Since the amount of money in circulation was not sufficient to meet the demands of the increasing population, a system of state banks was instituted . State bonds were issued and public lands were sold to secure capital, and the notes of the banks, loaned on security, became a medium of exchange . Prospects of an income from the banks led the legislature of 1836 to abolish all taxation for state purposes . The Panic of 1837 wiped out a large portion of the banks' assets, leaving the state poor . Next came revelations of grossly careless and corrupt management . In 1843 the banks were placed in liquidation . After disposing of all their available assets, the state assumed the remaining liabilities, for which it had pledged its faith and credit . </P>

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