Countries That Have Controlled the United States

Since 1492, a total of 17 different countries have controlled any part of the United States, be it the mainland or America's territories. Can you name them all?

Not counting colonial outposts

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Years	Country	Areas Controlled
1508-1899	Spain	Florida, Puerto Rico, Southwest...
1564-1804	France	Midwest
1607-1846	United Kingdom	East
1614-1674	Netherlands	Northeast
1638-1655	Sweden	New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland
1651-1665	Knights Hospitaller	Saint Croix
1672-1917	Denmark	U.S. Virgin Islands
1776-	United States	-
1777-1791	Vermont	-

Years	Country	Areas Controlled
1784-1867	Russia	Alaska
1821-1854	Mexico	Southwest
1836-1845	Texas	-
1843-1898	Hawaii	-
1846	California	-
1861-1865	Confederate States	South
1899-1914	Germany	Northern Mariana Islands
1914-1945	Japan	Northern Mariana Islands, Guam