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U.S. States That Used to Be Independent

Can you name all five U.S. states that used to be independent?
Includes one region that was only temporarily independent due to all inhabitants temporarily rescinding their claims
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Last updated: August 18, 2022
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Dissolved
Age at Dissolution
Government Type
State
Hint
1791
14 years
Republic
Vermont
Green Mountain Boys
1846
9 years
Republic
Texas
"Remember the Alamo"
1846
25 days
Republic
California
Bear Flag Republic
1849
5 years
Provisional Government
Oregon
Cascadia
1893
98 years
Kingdom
Hawaii
Chief Kamehameha
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6 Comments
Andrew169
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Level 76
Feb 9, 2023
I mention this just for fun, but the leaders of Key West declared themselves independent once also. They called it the Conch Republic.
iRDM
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Level 79
Feb 13, 2023
key west will be the 52nd state, confirmed

the senate is doomed

Fianchetto
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Level 77
Oct 24, 2023
The California one is on an April Fools' Quiz.
iRDM
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Level 79
Oct 25, 2023
that's Quizmaster's opinion
Tisco
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Level 65
Oct 9, 2024
What is your source for Oregon having been independent from 1844 to 1849? From what I can read, the Oregon Country was jointly administered by the US and UK from 1818 to 1846, after which the current national border was established.

Also, the U.S. portion of Oregon Country included all of what is now Washington and Idaho and parts of Montana and Wyoming, in addition to Oregon. Why not mention them also?

iRDM
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Level 79
Oct 9, 2024
I hadn't checked for sources beyond the Wikipedia article, but it seems to show that the "Provisional Government of Oregon" existed from 1841-1849 but is only listed as "part of the United States" from 1846-1849, meaning it was its own thing until getting drafted. There's also a quote saying the territory was "intended from the start as an interim entity, until "whenever [the United States] extends her jurisdiction over the Territory", implying that it wasn't part of the United States's territory at the time.

As for including other states... idk lol. I guess I could add an amendment that says "land area covered several other states" but then I'd have to do it for Texas too

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