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west 10 retroceded possessions and overseas territories 11 functioning but non sanctioned territories toggle functioning but non sanctioned territories subsection 11 1 civil war related 12 regional nicknames toggle regional nicknames subsection 12 1 belts 13 see also 14 references 15 external links toggle the table of contents historical regions of the united states 8 languages বাংলা español فارسی français italiano bahasa melayu português română edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from organized incorporated territory national atlas map of united states territorial acquisitions the territory of the united states and its overseas possessions has evolved over time from the colonial era to the present day it includes formally organized territories proposed and failed states unrecognized breakaway states international and interstate purchases cessions and land grants and historical military departments and administrative districts the last section lists informal regions from american vernacular geography known by popular nicknames and linked by geographical cultural or economic similarities some of which are still in use today for a more complete list of regions and subdivisions of the united states used in modern times see list of regions of the united states map showing mid 17th century claims and land grant boundaries some colonies seen here are nova scotia nsc territory of sagadahock ts first province of maine me new hampshire nh plymouth pc massachusetts bay mbc new netherland nn new sweden nsw and lord baltimore s land md maryland new world settlements of the netherlands collectively called new netherland colonial era before 1776 edit the massachusetts bay colony french settlements and forts in the so called illinois country 1763 which encompassed parts of the modern day states of illinois missouri indiana and kentucky a 1775 map of the german coast a historical region of present day louisiana located above new orleans on the eastern bank of the mississippi river vandalia was the name of a proposed british colony located south of the ohio river primarily in what is now the u s states of west virginia and eastern kentucky a proposal for the creation of westsylvania was largely deterred by the revolutionary war thirteen colonies edit main article thirteen colonies connecticut colony delaware colony province of georgia province of maryland province of massachusetts bay province of new hampshire province of new jersey province of new york province of north carolina province of pennsylvania colony of rhode island and providence plantations province of south carolina colony and dominion of virginia pre revolutionary war regions edit main article european colonization of the americas indicates failed legal entities new england edit acadia dominion of new england equivalent lands king s college tract provinces of maine territory of sagadahock popham colony or sagadahoc colony gorges mason grant mason lands gorges patent lygonia patent new somersetshire muscongus patent also known as the waldo patent and eventually the bingham purchase massachusetts bay colony narragansett country new hampshire grants new haven colony plymouth colony saybrook colony wessagusset colony mid atlantic edit granville district east jersey west jersey new netherland and its settlements new sweden southern edit province of carolina fort caroline charlesfort la florida san agustín st augustine san miguel de gualdape in present day south carolina mocama province jamestown natchez district northern neck proprietary or fairfax grant the lost colony of roanoke stuarts town interior edit map showing north american territorial boundaries leading up to the american revolution and the founding of the united states british claims are indicated in red and pink while spanish claims are in orange and yellow district of west augusta illinois country indiana company the indian reserve ohio country or the ohio company of virginia province of quebec lower portion below the great lakes far west edit unlike the land to the east most of the land west of the mississippi river was under french or spanish rule until the first years of the 19th century la louisiane french louisiana 1682 1762 and 1802 1803 arkansas post the german coast luisiana 1 spanish louisiana 1762 1802 tejas fort saint louis santa fe de nuevo méxico las californias colonies settled but unrecognized edit transylvania watauga republic the oregon country the dispute over oregon between britain and the u s led to an uneasy parallel governing of the territory for almost 30 years seward s folly the controversial purchase of alaska from russia in 1867 turned out to be a great deal for the u s when the area proved to contain a treasure trove of natural resources the baton rouge and mobile districts of spanish west florida claimed by the united states spanned parts of three later states the spanish province also included part of the present day state of florida colonies proposed but unrealized edit charlotina colony mississippi colony vandalia colony westsylvania independent entities later joined to the union edit vermont republic also known as the republic of new connecticut 1791 republic of texas disputed with mexico 1846 republic of hawaii 1898 after u s immigrant and military involvement in the overthrow of the hawaiian kingdom regions purchased from foreign powers edit see also territorial evolution of the united states and manifest destiny louisiana purchase 1803 from france for 15 000 000 florida purchase or the spanish cession 1819 effective 1821 from spain for 5 000 000 included east florida west florida and sabine free state or neutral ground gadsden purchase 1853 from mexico for 10 000 000 alaska purchase also called seward s folly 1867 from russia for 7 200 000 virgin islands 1917 from denmark for 25 000 000 regions annexed from or ceded by foreign powers edit republic of west florida annexation seceded from spain 1810 disputed with spain until 1821 baton rouge district annexed by the u s 1810 mobile district annexed by the u s 1812 pembina region formerly part of rupert s land and the red river colony often referred to as the british cession of 1818 to u s in an exchange for the unorganized territory of the original louisiana purchase lands north of the 49th parallel the aroostook war compromise lands 1842 split jointly claimed areas with the uk maine new brunswick border republic of indian stream south acadia northwest angle rupert s land south of the 49th parallel oregon country u s the 1846 oregon treaty finally split the jointly governed region called columbia by the english between the u s and united kingdom at the 49th parallel mexican cession effective 1848 from mexico including alta california california nevada utah nuevo méxico new mexico arizona parts of texas colorado oklahoma wyoming kansas provisional new mexico texas annexation annexed from mexico in 1846 including most of present day texas and parts of oklahoma colorado wyoming and no man s land disputed with mexico until the end of the mexican american war in 1848 included old coahuila y tejas areas united states minor outlying islands most claimed under the guano islands act as outside the jurisdiction of other nations 1856 and later after victory in the spanish american war in 1898 from spain the philippine islands became a u s territory 1900 1935 and a u s commonwealth 1935 1946 puerto rico guam american samoa 1899 from germany some historic and current u s territories the philippines was a commonwealth of the united states 1935 1946 worldwide location of current u s insular areas the commonwealth of puerto rico ceded or purchased native american regions edit further information aboriginal title in the united states and category aboriginal title in the united states progression of the two territorial governments 1819 1836 indian territory is in teal further explanation needed arkansas is in dark green western portion of lovely s purchase is in light green to indian territory 1828 indiana lands acquired through treaties mississippi indigenous claims and cessions black hawk purchase 640 000 purchased 1832 michigan territory eventually iowa california indian reservations and cessions 1851 52 unratified treaties california cherokee outlet 7 000 000 purchased 1893 oklahoma territory eventually oklahoma cherokee strip a disputed two mile wide tract of land between the cherokee nation and kansas that was eventually ceded to kansas in 1866 jackson purchase 300 000 purchased by tennessee and kentucky from the chickasaw nation in 1818 laflore s district mississippi lovely s purchase 1816 land purchase from the osage nation moshulatubee s district mississippi alabama nittakechi s district mississippi alabama platte purchase 7 500 purchased 1836 missouri saginaw cession ceded 1819 michigan territory eventually michigan interstate territorial and federal cessions edit the first state cessions the 13 original states ceded their western claims to the federal government allowing for the creation of the country s first western territories and states the following are state cessions made during the building of the u s the delaware wedge dispute with pennsylvania settled in 1921 now a part of the state of delaware washington d c to the federal government from virginia and maryland 1790 district of columbia retrocession the return to virginia of the district of columbia lands which virginia had originally ceded for its creation 1847 greer county texas a disputed county claimed both by texas and the federal government to oklahoma territory 1896 the honey lands a disputed tract of land between the territory of iowa and state of missouri to state of iowa 1851 district of kentucky from virginia became the commonwealth of kentucky 1792 illinois county from virginia became northwest territory 1784 district of maine from massachusetts became the state of maine 1820 the toledo strip the object of the nearly bloodless toledo war between ohio and michigan to ohio 1837 washington district from north carolina became the southwest territory 1790 west virginia from virginia separating itself from the confederacy declared 1861 admitted to the union in 1863 the western reserve from connecticut to the northwest territory ohio 1800 the yazoo lands from georgia to the mississippi territory 1802 former organized territories edit what became the northwest territory was ceded by great britain to the united states at the end of the american revolutionary war britain irrevocably ceded all claims to the territory in the 1814 treaty of ghent united states territorial expansion since 1803 maps by william r shepherd 1923 census bureau map depicting territorial acquisitions and effective dates of statehood the following is a list of the 31 u s territories that have become states in the order of the date organized all were considered incorporated northwest territory 1787 1803 became the state of ohio and the territory of indiana territory south of the river ohio also known as the southwest territory 1790 1796 became the state of tennessee territory of mississippi 1798 1817 became the state of mississippi and the territory of alabama territory of indiana 1800 1816 split into the illinois territory the michigan territory and the state of indiana territory of orleans 1804 1812 became the state of louisiana territory of michigan 1805 1837 became state of michigan and the territory of wisconsin territory of louisiana 1805 1812 preceded by the district of louisiana then renamed the territory of missouri territory of illinois 1809 1818 split into the state of illinois and additions to the michigan territory territory of missouri 1812 1821 became the state of missouri and unorganized territory the eastern part of which was attached to the territory of michigan in 1834 territory of alabama 1817 1819 became the state of alabama territory of arkansas 1819 1836 became the state of arkansas additions to the unorganized territory of the original louisiana purchase and the unorganized indian territory which eventually spawned indian territory oklahoma territory and no man s land territory of florida 1822 1845 became the state of florida territory of wisconsin 1836 1848 split into the state of wisconsin the iowa territory and unorganized territory territory of iowa 1838 1846 split into the state of iowa and unorganized territory of the original louisiana purchase territory of oregon 1848 1859 preceded by the unrecognized oregon country split into the state of oregon and washington territory territory of minnesota 1849 1858 preceded by unorganized territory of the original northwest territory remnant of former wisconsin territory and original louisiana purchase split into the state of minnesota and unorganized territory of the original louisiana purchase territory of new mexico 1850 1912 preceded by nuevo mexico of which the southern part was known as the arizona territory 1861 1864 by the confederate states of america split into the arizona territory and the state of new mexico territory of utah 1850 1896 preceded by alta california and the unrecognized state of deseret split into the state of utah the nevada territory additions to the colorado territory and additions to the wyoming territory territory of washington 1853 1889 became the state of washington and additions to the idaho territory territory of kansas 1854 1861 preceded by unorganized territory of the original louisiana purchase part became the modern state of kansas the western part became part of the colorado territory territory of nebraska 1854 1867 preceded by unorganized territory of the original louisiana purchase split into the state of nebraska the dakota territory additions to the idaho territory and additions to the colorado territory territory of colorado 1861 1876 preceded by parts of the territories of kansas utah new mexico and nebraska became the state of colorado see also jefferson territory territory of nevada 1861 1864 preceded by the utah territory and the unrecognized state of deseret became the state of nevada territory of dakota 1861 1889 became the state of north dakota the state of south dakota additions to the idaho territory and additions to the wyoming territory territory of arizona 1863 1912 became the state of arizona and an addition to the state of nevada territory of idaho 1863 1890 preceded by parts of the territories of washington dakota and nebraska became the state of idaho the montana territory additions to the dakota territory and additions to the wyoming territory territory of montana 1864 1889 ...