In the same year, the territorial Legislature notified Congress that it opposed allowing Alabama to annex West Florida, but in 1844, the year before statehood, the Legislature reversed its stance and asked that West Florida be separated.
同一年，領土立法機關通知國會，它反對阿拉巴馬州與西佛羅里達州聯合，但在1844年，在成立前一年，立法機關扭轉了局勢，並要求將西佛羅里達州分開。