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THE THIRTEEN COLONIES

in 1776.]]
See Also: Thirteen Colonies





COLONIAL DISTRICTS OTHER THAN THE ORIGINAL THIRTEEN

See Also: European colonization of the Americas




REGIONS CEDED, ANNEXED OR PURCHASED FROM STATES OR FOREIGN POWERS

''See also: United States Territorial Acquisitions , Manifest Destiny ''




INTERNAL LAND GRANTS, CESSIONS, PURCHASES, DISTRICTS, CLAIMS OR SETTLEMENTS

The following are land grants, cessions, purchases, defined districts (official or otherwise) or named settlements made within an area that was already part of the original 13 Colonies or a state of the Union or U.S. territory, including major land acquisitions (of varying degrees of legality) from Native Americans that did not involve international treaties or state cessions.


Iowa



New York



Ohio

''Main article: Ohio Lands ''


Oklahoma



Indian Reserves



Pennsylvania



FORMER ORGANIZED TERRITORIES

The following is a list of Organized U.S. territories that have become states, in the order of the date organized.


POSSESSIONS AND OVERSEAS TERRITORIES SUBSEQUENTLY RETROCEDED



INDEPENDENT NATIONS TURNED STATES




UNRECOGNIZED OR SELF-DECLARED ENTITIES



AMERICAN CIVIL WAR-RELATED REGIONS



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