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Former regions and territories of the United States

  • Confederate States of AmericaOn the 20th of December 1860, South Carolina became the first state to vote for secession from the United States. This single act triggered a chain reaction…
  • Border states (American Civil War)In the American Civil War, four slave states remained in the Union while their neighbors to the south seceded. Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri…
  • Commonwealth of the PhilippinesThe Tydings, McDuffie Act received approval on the 24th of March 1934. This legislation established a ten-year transition period for the Commonwealth of the…
  • Restored Government of VirginiaIn June 1861, the Second Wheeling Convention adopted a document titled A Declaration of the People of Virginia. This declaration declared that any…
  • Trust Territory of the Pacific IslandsSpain first claimed the islands that would become the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Germany established competing claims over these same islands in…
  • PhilippinesThe first human bones found in the Philippines date back 709,000 years to a site now known as Callao Cave. These remains suggest an unknown species of early…