INDEPENDENT GOVERNMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES

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The following were not included, because you should already know about them. (If you don't, go back and strongly chide your high school history teacher.)

Kingdom of Hawai'i- to 1893, Republic of Hawai'i, 1893-1898

Republic of Texas- 1836-1845

Republic of California- 1846

Confederate States of America- 1861 to 1865

Map from CIA World Factbook. Hold the cursor over a red area for a label, and click to view the entry.

North Dakota, 1934 Justus Township, 1996 Rep. of Rough and Ready, 1850 Oglala Nation, 1972 Winneconne, 1967 Kingdom of Beaver Island, 1850-1856 Free District of Lake Michigan, 1894 San Francisco (military coups) 1851, 1856 Alcatraz Nation, 1969-1971 Abalonia, 1969 Free State of Winston, 1861-1865 Conch Republic, 1982 Galveston Island, 1814-1821 Rep. of Fredonia, 1826 Rep. of Texas (James Long) 1819-1820 Apalachicola Bay (Maroon settlement, 180?-1816 Muskogee Republic, 1802-1803 Ararat, 1825 Am. Indian State of Ganienkeh, 1976 New York, 1689-1691 Rhode Island (civil war) 1842 Rep. of Indian Stream, 1832-1836 Muscongus Island, 1860 State of Franklin, 1784-1785 "Whiskey Counties", 1794 State of Transylvania, 1774-1775 State of Westmoreland, 1782 Natchez Committee, 1797-1798 Rep. of West Florida, 1810 Rep. of Vermont, 1777-1791 Watauga Association, 1771-1775 Florida Republic (Fernandina), 1817 Deseret Territory, 1857-1858 State of Jefferson, 1941 Cherokee Nation- to 1838