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Antigua and Barbuda
Island Caribs
1632 Antigua (England ) [ 1]
1671 British Leeward Islands (England ) [ 1]
1816 Antigua-Barbuda-Montserrat (United Kingdom ) [ 1]
1833 British Leeward Islands (United Kingdom ) [ 1]
1958 West Indies Federation (United Kingdom ) [ 2] [ 1]
1962 Antigua and Barbuda (United Kingdom )[ 1]
1981 Antigua and Barbuda [ 3] [ 1]
Island Caribs
1666 Barbuda (British Empire
Bahamas
Lucayan people
1513 Deserted
1649 Eleutheran Adventurers [ 4] [ 5]
1670 Province of Carolina (England )
1718 Colony of the Bahamas (Great Britain ) [ 6]
1973 Bahamas [ 6]
Barbados
Island Caribs
Uninhabited
1625 Colony of Barbados (England ) [ 7]
1958 West Indies Federation (United Kingdom ) [ 2] [ 7]
1962 Barbados (United Kingdom ) [ 7]
1966 Barbados [ 7]
Belize
Pre-Columbian Belize
1524 New Spain (Spain ) [ 8]
1742 Colony of Jamaica (Great Britain ) [ 8]
1862 British Honduras (United Kingdom )[ 9] [ 8]
Belize 1981 (United Kingdom )[ 9] [ 8]
Canada
Alberta
First Nations
1670 Rupert’s Land (British Empire )
1870 Northwest Territories ( Canada )
1905 Alberta ( Canada )
British Columbia
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
Colony of British Columbia 1858 (United Kingdom ) [ 10]
Colony of British Columbia 1866 (United Kingdom )
1871 British Columbia 1871 ( Canada )
Colony of Vancouver Island 1849 (British Empire )
Manitoba
First Nations
1670 Rupert’s Land (British Empire )
1870 Manitoba (Canada )
New Brunswick
First Nations
1605 Acadia (France ) [ 11]
1713 Nova Scotia (British Empire ) [ 11]
1784 [[New Brunswick (British Empire ) [ 12]
1867 New Brunswick (Canada )
Newfoundland and Labrador
Beothuk
1610 Newfoundland Colony (British Empire )
1907 Dominion of Newfoundland (British Empire )
1949 Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada )
Nova Scotia
Mi'kmaq
1605 Acadia (France ) [ 11]
1713 Nova Scotia (British Empire )
1867 Nova Scotia (Canada )
Ontario
Aboriginal Canadians
1534 Canada (France )
1763 Province of Quebec (British Empire )
Upper Canada (British Empire )
Province of Canada (British Empire )
1867 Ontario (Canada )
Prince Edward Island
Mi’kmaq [ 13]
1720 Isle Saint-Jean (France ) [ 14]
1763 Nova Scotia (Great Britain ) [ 13]
1769 Prince Edward Island (Great Britain ) [ 13]
1873 Prince Edward Island (Canada ) [ 13]
Quebec
Aboriginal Canadians
1534 Canada (France )
1763 Province of Quebec (British Empire )
1791 Lower Canada (British Empire )
1841 Province of Canada (British Empire )
1867 Quebec (Canada )
Saskatchewan
First Nations
1670 Rupert’s Land (British Empire )
1870 Northwest Territories (Canada )
1905 Saskatchewan (Canada )
Northwest Territories
Aboriginal Canadians
North-Western Territory (British Empire )
1870 Northwest Territories (Canada )
Nunavut
Inuit
1670 Rupert’s Land (British Empire )
1870 Northwest Territories (Canada )
1876 District of Keewatin (Canada )
1905 Northwest Territories (Canada )
1999 Nunavut (Canada )
Yukon
Aboriginal Canadians
North-Western Territory (British Empire )
1870 Northwest Territories (Canada )
1898 Yukon (Canada )
Costa Rica
Indigenous peoples of Costa Rica
1540 New Spain (Spain )
1821 Mexican Empire
1823 Costa Rica ( Federal Republic of Central America ) [ 15]
1838 Costa Rica
Cuba
Guanajatabey , Taíno and Ciboney
1511 Governorate of Cuba (Spain )
1519 New Spain (Spain )
1821 Captaincy General of Cuba (Spain )
1898 United States Military Government in Cuba ( United States )
1902 Republic of Cuba
Dominica
Island Caribs
1727 Dominica (France )
1761 Dominica (British Empire )
1778 Dominica (France )
1783 Dominica (British Empire )
1833 British Leeward Islands (British Empire )
1940 British Windward Islands (British Empire )
1958 West Indies Federation (British Empire )
1962 Dominica (British Empire )
1978 Dominica
Dominican Republic
Captaincy General of Santo Domingo (Spain )
1795 Saint-Domingue (France )
1809 España Boba (Spain )
1821 Republic of Spanish Haiti
1822 Department of Ozama and Cibao (Haiti )
1844 Dominican Republic
1861 Spanish occupation of the Dominican Republic (Spain)
1865 Dominican Republic
1916 Dominican Republic ( United States )
1924 Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Cuzcatlan
1525 New Spain (Spain )
1821 First Mexican Empire
1823 El Salvador ( Federal Republic of Central America )
1841 El Salvador
1896 Greater Republic of Central America
1898 El Salvador
Grenada
Island Caribs
1649 French Antilles (France )
1762 British Grenada (British Empire )
1779 Grenada (France )
1783 British Grenada (British Empire
1833 British Windward Islands (British Empire )
1958 West Indies Federation (British Empire )
1962 Grenada (British Empire )
1974 Grenada
Guatemala
Mayans
1521 New Spain (Spain )
1821 First Mexican Empire
Guatemala 1823 Guatemala ( Federal Republic of Central America )
Guatemala 1841 Guatemala
Haiti
Captaincy General of Santo Domingo (Spain ) [ 16] [ 17]
1625 Saint-Domingue (France )
1804 Haiti [ 16] [ 18]
Honduras
Pre-Columbian Honduras
1525 New Spain (Spain )
1821 Honduras (Mexico )
1823 Honduras ( Federal Republic of Central America )
1840 Honduras
Jamaica
Pre-Columbian Jamaica
1509 Colony of Santiago (Spain ) [ 19]
1655 Colony of Jamaica (England ) [ 19]
1958 West Indies Federation (United Kingdom ) [ 19]
1962 Jamaica [ 19]
Mexico
Aztec Empire [ 20]
1521 New Spain (Spain ) [ 20]
1821 Mexico [ 20]
Nicaragua
Pre-Columbian Nicaragua
1520 New Spain (Spain )
1821 Mexican Empire
1823 Nicaragua ( Federal Republic of Central America )
1838 Nicaragua
Panama
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
1510 Province of Tierra Firme (Spain )
1542 Viceroyalty of Peru (Spain )
1717 Viceroyalty of New Granada (Spain )
1821 Gran Colombia
1831 Republic of New Granada
1858 Granadine Confederation
1863 United States of Columbia
File:Flag of Columbia.svg 1886 Republic of Columbia
1903 Panama
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Arawaks and Island Caribs
1623 Saint Christopher (England ) [ 21]
1671 British Leeward Islands (United Kingdom ) [ 21]
1816 Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (United Kingdom ) [ 21]
1833 British Leeward Islands (United Kingdom ) [ 21]
1958 West Indies Federation (United Kingdom ) [ 21]
1962 Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (United Kingdom ) [ 21]
1983 Saint Kitts and Nevis [ 21]
Arawaks and Island Caribs
1628 Colony of Barbados (England ) [ 21]
1983 Nevis ( Saint Kitts and Nevis ) [ 21]
Saint Lucia
Island Caribs
1833 British Windward Islands (United Kingdom )
1958 West Indies Federation (British Empire )
1962 Saint Lucia (British Empire )
1979 Saint Lucia [ 22]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Island Caribs
1719 Saint Vincent (France )
1763 Saint Vincent (United Kingdom )
1779 Saint Vincent (France )
1783 Saint Vincent (United Kingdom )
1833 British Windward Islands (United Kingdom )
1958 West Indies Federation (United Kingdom )
1962 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (United Kingdom )
1979 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Arawak and Island Caribs
1797 Trinidad (Great Britain )
1889 British Trinidad and Tobago (United Kingdom )
1958 West Indies Federation (United Kingdom )
1962 Trinidad and Tobago
Arawak and Island Caribs
1628 Nieuw-Walcheren (Netherlands ) [ 23]
1637 Neu-Kurland (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ) [ 23]
Arawak and Island Caribs [ 23]
1654 Nieuw-Walcheren (Netherlands ) [ 23]
1677 Trinidad (France ) [ 23]
1797 Tobago (Great Britain )
United States of America
Alabama
Native Americans
Mississippi Territory 1798 ( United States )
Alabama Territory 1817 ( United States )
1819 Alabama ( United States )
1861 Alabama (Confederate States of America )
1865 Alabama ( United States )
Alaska
Alaskan Natives
1799 Russian America (Russian Empire )
1867 Department of Alaska ( United States )[ 24]
1884 District of Alaska ( United States )[ 24]
1912 Territory of Alaska ( United States )[ 24]
1959 Alaska ( United States )[ 24]
Arizona
Native Americans
1768 The Californias (Spain )
1805 Alta California (Spain )
1822 Alta California Territory (Mexico )
1846 U.S. provisional government of New Mexico
1850 New Mexico Territory ( United States )
1863 Arizona Territory ( United States )
1912 Arizona ( United States )
Arkansas
Native Americans
1682 Louisiana (France )
1762 Louisiana (Spain )
1802 Louisiana (France )
1805 Louisiana Territory ( United States )
1812 Missouri Territory ( United States )
1819 Arkansas Territory ( United States )
1836 Arkansas ( United States )
1861 Arkansas (Confederate States of America )
1865 Arkansas ( United States )
California
Native Americans
1768 The Californias (Spain )
1805 Alta California (Spain )
1822 Alta California Territory (Mexico )
1846 United States military occupation ( United States )
1850 California ( United States )
Colorado
Native Americans
1836 Republic of Texas
1845 Texas ( United States )
1850 Unorganised territory ( United States ) [ notes 1]
1854 Kansas Territory [ notes 2] ( United States )
1861 Colorado Territory ( United States )
1876 Colorado ( United States )
Connecticut
Native Americans
1636 Connecticut Colony (England )
1686 Dominion of New England (England )
1689 Connecticut Colony (England )
1776 Connecticut ( United States )
Delaware
Native Americans
1638 New Sweden (Sweden )
1655 New Netherland (Dutch Republic )
1664 Delaware Colony (British Empire )
1776 Delaware (United States )
Florida
Native Americans
1513 Spanish Florida (Spain )
1763 East Florida (British Empire )
1783 Spanish Florida (Spain )
1822 Florida Territory (United States )
1845 Florida (United States )
1861 Florida (Confederate States of America )
1865 Florida (United States
Georgia
Native Americans
1732 Province of Georgia (British Empire )
1777 Georgia (United States )
1861 Georgia (Confederate States of America )
1865 Georgia (United States )
Idaho
Native Americans
1818 Oregon Country /Columbia District (United States /British Empire )
1843 Provisional Government of Oregon
1848 Oregon Territory (United States )
1853 Washington Territory (United States )
1890 Idaho (United States )
Illinois
Native Americans
1534 Canada (France )
1763 Province of Quebec (British Empire )
1787 Northwest Territory (United States )
1800 Indiana Territory (United States )
1809 Illinois Territory (United States )
1818 Illinois (United States )
Indiana
Native Americans
1534 Canada (France )
1763 Province of Quebec (British Empire )
1787 Northwest Territory (United States )
1800 Indiana Territory (United States )
1816 Indiana (United States )
Iowa
Native Americans
1534 Canada (France )
1763 Province of Quebec (British Empire )
1787 Northwest Territory (United States )
1800 Indiana Territory (United States )
1805 Michigan Territory (United States )
1836 Wisconsin Territory (United States )
1838 Iowa Territory (United States )
1846 Iowa (United States )
Kansas
Native Americans
1803 Louisiana Purchase (United States )
1805 Louisiana Territory (United States )
1812 Missouri Territory (United States )
1821 Unorganised Territory (United States )
1854 Kansas Territory (United States )
1861 Kansas (United States )
Kentucky
Virginia Indians
Colony of Virginia 1607 (British Empire )
Virginia 1776 (United States )
kentucky 1792 (United States )
Louisiana
Native Americans
1682 Louisiana (France )
1762 Louisiana (Spain )
1803 Louisiana Purchase (United States )
1804 [Territory of Orleans]] (United States )
1812 Louisiana (United States )
Maine
Native Americans
Massachusetts Bay Colony 1652 (British Empire )
Dominion of New England 1686 (British Empire )
Massachusetts Bay Colony 1689 (British Empire )
Province of Massachusetts Bay 1692 (British Empire )
Massachusetts 1776 (United States )
1820 Maine (United States )
Maryland
Native Americans
Province of Maryland 1632 (British Empire )
Maryland 1776 (United States )
Massachusetts
Native Americans
Massachusetts Bay Colony 1628 (British Empire )
Dominion of New England 1686 (British Empire )
Massachusetts Bay Colony 1689 (British Empire )
Province of Massachusetts Bay 1692 (British Empire )
Massachusetts 1776 (United States )
Native Americans
Plymouth Colony 1620 (British Empire )
Plymouth Colony 1689 (British Empire )
Michigan
Native Americans
1534 Canada (France )
1763 Province of Quebec (British Empire )
1787 Northwest Territory (United States )
1800 Indiana Territory (United States )
1805 Michigan Territory (United States )
1837 Michigan (United States )
Minnesota
Native Americans
1803 Louisiana Purchase (United States )
1805 Louisiana Territory (United States )
1812 Missouri Territory (United States )
1821 Unorganised Territory (United States )
1834 Michigan Territory (United States )
1836 Wisconsin Territory (United States )
1838 Iowa Territory (United States )
1846 Unorganised Territory (United States )
1849 Minnesota Territory (United States )
1858 Minnesota (United States )
Mississippi
Native Americans
1732 Province of Georgia (British Empire )
1777 Georgia (United States )
1798 Mississippi Territory (United States )
1817 Mississippi (United States )
1861 Mississippi (Confederate States of America )
1863| Mississippi (United States )
Missouri
Native Americans
1803 Louisiana Purchase (United States )
1805 Louisiana Territory (United States )
1812 Missouri Territory (United States )
1821 Missouri (United States )
Montana
Native Americans
1803 Louisiana Purchase (United States )
1805 Louisiana Territory (United States )
1812 Missouri Territory (United States )
1821 Unorganised territory (United States )
1854 Nebraska Territory (United States )
1861 Dakota Territory (United States )
1863 Idaho Territory (United States )
1864 Territory of Montana (United States ) [ 25]
1889 Montana (United States )
Nebraska
Native Americans
1682 Louisiana (France )
1762 Louisiana (Spain )
1802 Louisiana (France )
1805 Louisiana Territory (United States )
1812 Missouri Territory (United States )
1821 Unorganised territory (United States )
1854 Nebraska Territory (United States )
1867 Nebraska (United States )
Nevada
Native Americans
1768 New Spain (Spain )
1821 Alta California (Mexico )
1848 Mexican Cession (United States )
1850 Utah Territory (United States )
1861 Nevada Territory (United States )
1864 Nevada (United States )
New Hampshire
Native Americans
1622 Province of Maine (British Empire )
Province of New Hampshire (British Empire )
Massachusetts Bay Colony 1641 (British Empire )
Province of New Hampshire 1680 (British Empire )
Dominion of New England 1686 (British Empire )
Province of New Hampshire 1689 (British Empire )
1776 New Hampshire (United States )
New Jersey
Native Americans
1630 New Netherland (Dutch Republic )
1655 New Netherland (Dutch Republic )
1664 Province of New Jersey (British Empire )
1674 East Jersey (British Empire )
1702 Province of New Jersey (British Empire )
1776 New Jersey (United States )
Native Americans
1638 New Sweden (Sweden )
1674 West Jersey (British Empire )
New Mexico
Native Americans
1598 New Spain (Spain )
1821 Santa Fe de Nuevo México (Mexico )
1846 U.S. provisional government of New Mexico (United States )
1850 New Mexico Territory (United States )
1912 New Mexico (United States )
New York
Native Americans
1614 New Netherland (Dutch Republic )
1667 Province of New York (British Empire )
1673 New Netherland (Dutch Republic )
1674 Province of New York (British Empire )
1776 New York (United States )
North Carolina
Native Americans
1585 Roanoke Colony (British Empire )
Native Americans
1609 Colony of Virginia (British Empire )
1629 Province of Carolina (British Empire )
1710 Province of North Carolina (British Empire )
1776 North Carolina (United States )
1861 North Carolina (Confederate States of America )
1865 North Carolina (United States )
North Dakota
Native Americans
1833 Michigan Territory (United States )
1836 Wisconsin Territory (United States )
1838 Iowa Territory (United States )
1846 Unorganised territory (United States )
1849 Minnesota Territory (United States )
1858 Unorganised territory (United States )
1861 Dakota Territory (United States )
1889 North Dakota (United States )
Ohio
Native Americans
1534 Canada (France )
1763 Province of Quebec (British Empire )
1783 Northwest Territory (United States )
1803 Ohio (United States )
Oklahoma
Native Americans
1682 Louisiana (France )
1762 Louisiana (Spain )
1803 Louisiana Purchase (United States )
1804 Louisiana Territory (United States )
1812 Missouri Territory (United States )
1819 Arkansas Territory (United States )
1824 Unorganised Territory (United States )
1834 Indian Territory (United States )
1890 Indian Territory (United States )
1907 Oklahoma (United States )
1890 Oklahoma Territory (United States )
Oregon
Native Americans
1818 Oregon Country /Columbia District (United States /United Kingdom )
1843 Provisional Government of Oregon (United States )
1848 Oregon Territory (United States )
1859 Oregon (United States )
Pennsylvania
Native Americans
1681 Province of Pennsylvania (England )
1776 Pennsylvania (United States of America )
Rhode Island
Native Americans
1636 Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (British Empire )
1776 Rhode Island (United States )
South Carolina
Native Americans
1629 Province of Carolina (British Empire )
1712 Province of South Carolina (British Empire )
1776 South Carolina (United States )
1861 South Carolina (Confederate States of America )
1865 South Carolina (United States )
South Dakota
Native Americans
1803 Louisiana Purchase (United States )
1805 Louisiana Territory (United States )
1812 Missouri Territory (United States )
1821 Unorganised Territory (United States )
1834 Michigan Territory (United States )
1836 Wisconsin Territory (United States )
1838 Iowa Territory (United States )
1846 Unorganised Territory (United States )
1849 Minnesota Territory (United States )
1858 Unorganised territory (United States )
1861 Dakota Territory (United States )
1889 South Dakota (United States )
Tennessee
Native Americans
1609 Colony of Virginia (British Empire )
1629 Province of Carolina (British Empire )
1710 Province of North Carolina (British Empire )
1776 North Carolina (United States )
1790 Southwest Territory (United States )
1796 Tennessee (United States )
1861 Tennessee (Confederate States of America )
1862 Tennessee (United States )
Texas
Native Americans
1684 French Texas (France )
1690 Spanish Texas (Spain )
1821 Mexican Texas (Mexico )
1836 Republic of Texas
1845 Texas (United States of America )
1861 Texas (Confederate States of America )
1865 Texas (United States of America )
Utah
Native Americans
1768 The Californias (Spain )
1805 Alta California (Spain )
1822 Alta California Territory (Mexico )
1846 Unorganised territory (United States )
1849 State of Deseret
1850 Utah Territory (United States )
1896 Utah (United States )
Vermont
Native Americans
1534 Canada (France )
1763 Province of New York ( Great Britain )
1777 Vermont Republic
1791 Vermont (United States )
Virginia
Virginia Indians
1607 Colony of Virginia (British Empire )
1776 Virginia (United States )
1861 Virginia ( Confederate States of America )
1865 Virginia (United States )
Washington
Native Americans
1818 Oregon Country /Columbia District (United States /British Empire )
1843 Provisional Government of Oregon
1848 Oregon Territory (United States )
1853 Washington Territory (United States )
1889 Washington (United States )
West Virginia
Virginia Indians
1607 Colony of Virginia (British Empire )
1776 Virginia (United States )
1863 West Virginia (United States )
Wisconsin
Native Americans
1534 Canada (France )
1763 Province of Quebec (British Empire )
1787 Northwest Territory (United States )
1800 Indiana Territory (United States )
1809 Illinois Territory (United States )
1818 Michigan Territory (United States )
1836 Wisconsin Territory (United States )
1848 Wisconsin (United States )
Wyoming
Native Americans
1682 Louisiana (France )
1762 Louisiana (Spain )
1800 Louisiana (France )
1803 Louisiana Purchase (United States )
1805 Louisiana Territory (United States )
1812 Missouri Territory (United States )
1821 Unorganised Territory (United States )
1854 Nebraska Territory (United States )
1863 Idaho Territory (United States )
1864 Dakota Territory (United States )
1868 Territory of Wyoming (United States )
1890 Wyoming (United States )
District of Columbia
Native Americans
1632 Province of Maryland (British Empire )
1776 File:Flag of Maryland Maryland (United States )
1790 District of Columbia (United States )
Puerto Rico
New Spain
1898 Puerto Rico (United States )
United States Virgin Islands
Danish West India Company 1671 (Denmark )
Danish West Indies 1755 (Denmark )[ 26]
United States Virgin Islands 1917 (United States )
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