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Timeline of sovereign states in North America

This timeline lists all sovereign states in North America (including Central America and the Caribbean), both current and defunct, from the year 1500 onwards.

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Current Sovereign States / Decades before 1500 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1560 1570 1580 1590 1600 1610 1620 1630 1640 1650 1660 1670 1680 1690 1700 1710 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
 
Antigua and Barbuda
Island Caribs 1632 Antigua (England)[1] 1671 British Leeward Islands (England)[1] 1816 Antigua-Barbuda-Montserrat (UK)[1] 1833 British Leeward Islands (UK)[1] 1958   West Indies Federation (UK) [1][2] 1962   Antigua and Barbuda (UK)[1] 1981   Antigua and Barbuda[1][3]
Island Caribs 1666 Barbuda (UK)
 
Bahamas
Lucayan people 1513 Deserted 1649 Eleutheran Adventurers[4][5] 1670 Province of Carolina (England) 1718 Colony of the Bahamas (UK)[5] 1973   Bahamas[5]
 
Barbados
Island Caribs Uninhabited 1625 Colony of Barbados (England)[6] 1958   West Indies Federation (UK)[2][6] 1962   Barbados (UK)[6] 1966   Barbados[6]
 
Belize
Pre-Columbian Belize 1524 New Spain (Spain)[7] 1742 Colony of Jamaica (UK)[7] 1862   British Honduras (UK)[7][8] 1981   Belize[7][8]
 
Canada
 
Alberta
First Nations 1670 Rupert's Land (UK) 1870 Northwest Territories (  Canada) 1905 Alberta (  Canada)
 
British Columbia
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast Colony of British Columbia 1858 (UK)[9] Colony of British Columbia 1866 (UK) 1871   British Columbia (  Canada)
Colony of Vancouver Island 1849 (UK)
 
Manitoba
First Nations 1670 Rupert's Land (UK) 1870 Manitoba (Canada)
 
New Brunswick
First Nations 1605 Acadia (France)[10] 1713 Nova Scotia (UK)[10] 1784 New Brunswick (UK)[11] 1867   New Brunswick (Canada)
 
Newfoundland and Labrador
Beothuk 1610   Newfoundland Colony (UK) 1907   Dominion of Newfoundland (UK) 1949   Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)
 
Nova Scotia
Mi'kmaq 1605 Acadia (France)[10] 1713 Nova Scotia (UK) 1867 Nova Scotia (Canada)
 
Ontario
Aboriginal Canadians 1534 Canada (France) 1763 Province of Quebec (UK) Upper Canada (UK) Province of Canada (UK) 1867 Ontario (Canada)
 
Prince Edward Island
Mi’kmaq[12] 1720 Isle Saint-Jean (France)[12] 1763 Nova Scotia (UK)[12] 1769 Prince Edward Island (UK)[12] 1873   Prince Edward Island (Canada)[12]
 
Quebec
Aboriginal Canadians 1534 Canada (France) 1763 Province of Quebec (UK) 1791 Lower Canada (UK) 1841 Province of Canada (UK) 1867   Quebec (Canada)
 
Saskatchewan
First Nations 1670 Rupert's Land (UK) 1870 Northwest Territories (Canada) 1905 Saskatchewan (Canada)
 
Northwest Territories
Aboriginal Canadians North-Western Territory (UK) 1870 Northwest Territories (Canada)
 
Nunavut
Inuit 1670 Rupert's Land (UK) 1870 Northwest Territories (Canada) 1876 District of Keewatin (Canada) 1905 Northwest Territories (Canada) 1999 Nunavut (Canada)
 
Yukon
Aboriginal Canadians North-Western Territory (UK) 1870 Northwest Territories (Canada) 1898 Yukon (Canada)
 
Costa Rica
Indigenous peoples of Costa Rica 1540 New Spain (Spain) 1821 First Mexican Empire 1823 Costa Rica (  Federal Republic of Central America)[13] 1838 Costa Rica
 
Cuba
Guanajatabey, Taíno and Ciboney 1511   Governorate of Cuba (Spain) 1519 New Spain (Spain) 1821 Captaincy General of Cuba (Spain) 1898   US Military Government (  USA) 1902   Republic of Cuba
 
Dominica
Island Caribs 1727 Dominica (France) 1761 Dominica (UK) 1778 Dominica (France) 1783 Dominica (UK) 1833 British Leeward Islands (UK) 1940 British Windward Islands (UK) 1958   West Indies Federation (UK) 1962 Dominica (UK) 1978 Dominica
 
Dominican Republic
Captaincy General of Santo Domingo (Spain) 1795 Saint-Domingue (France) 1809 España Boba (Spain) 1821   Republic of Spanish Haiti 1822 Department of Ozama and Cibao (Haiti) 1844   Dominican Republic 1861 Spanish occupation of the Dominican Republic (Spain) 1865   Dominican Republic 1916   Dominican Republic (  USA) 1924   Dominican Republic
 
El Salvador
Cuzcatlan 1525 New Spain (Spain) 1821 First Mexican Empire 1823 El Salvador (  Federal Republic of Central America) 1841 El Salvador 1896 Greater Republic of Central America   1898 El Salvador
 
Grenada
Island Caribs 1649 French Antilles (France) 1762 British Grenada (UK) 1779 Grenada (France) 1783 British Grenada (UK) 1833 British Windward Islands (UK) 1958   West Indies Federation (UK) 1962 Grenada (UK) 1974 Grenada
 
Guatemala
Mayans 1521 New Spain (Spain) 1821 First Mexican Empire  
1823 Guatemala (  Federal Republic of Central America)
 
1841 Guatemala
 
Haiti
Captaincy General of Santo Domingo (Spain)[14][15] 1625 Saint-Domingue (France) 1804   Haiti[14][15]
 
Honduras
Pre-Columbian Honduras 1525 New Spain (Spain) 1821 Honduras (Mexico) 1823 Honduras (  Federal Republic of Central America) 1840 Honduras
 
Jamaica
Pre-Columbian Jamaica 1509   Colony of Santiago (Spain)[16] 1655   Colony of Jamaica (England) [16] 1958   West Indies Federation (UK)[16] 1962   Jamaica[16]
 
Mexico
Aztec Empire[17] 1521 New Spain (Spain)[17] 1821 Mexico[17]
 
Nicaragua
Pre-Columbian Nicaragua 1520 New Spain (Spain) 1821 Mexican Empire 1823 Nicaragua (  Federal Republic of Central America) 1838 Nicaragua
 
Panama
Indigenous peoples of the Americas 1510 Province of Tierra Firme (Spain) 1542 Viceroyalty of Peru (Spain) 1717 Viceroyalty of New Granada (Spain) 1821 Gran Colombia 1831 Republic of New Granada 1858 Granadine Confederation 1863 United States of Columbia 1886   Republic of Columbia 1903   Panama
 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Arawaks and Island Caribs 1623 Saint Christopher (England) [18] 1671 British Leeward Islands (UK) [18] 1816 Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (UK) [18] 1833 British Leeward Islands (UK) [18] 1958   West Indies Federation (UK)[18] 1962   Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (UK)[18] 1983   Saint Kitts and Nevis[18]
Arawaks and Island Caribs 1628 Colony of Barbados (England)[18] 1983   Nevis (  Saint Kitts and Nevis)[18]
 
Saint Lucia
Island Caribs 1833 British Windward Islands (UK) 1958   West Indies Federation (UK) 1962 Saint Lucia (UK)   1979 Saint Lucia[19]
 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Island Caribs 1719 Saint Vincent (France) 1763 Saint Vincent (UK) 1779 Saint Vincent (France) 1783 Saint Vincent (UK) 1833 British Windward Islands (UK) 1958   West Indies Federation (UK) 1962 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (UK) 1979 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 
Trinidad and Tobago
Arawak and Island Caribs 1797 Trinidad (UK) 1889 British Trinidad and Tobago (UK) 1958   West Indies Federation (UK) 1962   Trinidad and Tobago
Arawak and Island Caribs 1628 Nieuw-Walcheren (Netherlands)[20] 1637 Neu-Kurland (Poland-Lithuania)[20] Arawak and Island Caribs[20] 1654 Nieuw-Walcheren (Netherlands)[20] 1677 Trinidad (France)[20] 1797 Tobago (UK)
 
United States
 
Alabama
Native Americans Mississippi Territory 1798 (  USA) Alabama Territory 1817 (  USA) 1819   Alabama (  USA) 1861   Alabama (CSA) 1865   Alabama (  USA)
 
Alaska
Alaskan Natives 1799   Russian America (Russia) 1867 Department of Alaska (  USA)[21] 1884 District of Alaska (  USA)[21] 1912   Territory of Alaska (  USA)[21] 1959   Alaska (  USA)[21]
 
Arizona
Native Americans 1768 The Californias (Spain) 1805 Alta California (Spain) 1822 Alta California Territory (Mexico) 1846 U.S. provisional government of New Mexico 1850 New Mexico Territory (  USA) 1863 Arizona Territory (  USA) 1912 Arizona (  USA)
 
Arkansas
Native Americans 1682 Louisiana (France) 1762 Louisiana (Spain) 1802 Louisiana (France) 1805 Louisiana Territory (  USA) 1812 Missouri Territory (  USA) 1819 Arkansas Territory (  USA) 1836 Arkansas (  USA) 1861 Arkansas (CSA) 1865 Arkansas (  USA)
 
California[notes 1]
Native Americans 1768 The Californias (Spain) 1805 Alta California (Spain) 1822 Alta California Territory (Mexico) 1846 United States military occupation (  USA) 1850 California (  USA)
 
Colorado
Native Americans 1836 Republic of Texas 1845 Texas (  USA) 1850 Unorganised territory (  USA) [notes 2] 1854 Kansas Territory[notes 3] (  USA) 1861 Colorado Territory (  USA) 1876 Colorado (  USA)
 
Connecticut
Native Americans 1636 Connecticut Colony (England) 1686 Dominion of New England (England) 1689 Connecticut Colony (England) 1776 Connecticut (  USA)
 
Delaware
Native Americans 1638 New Sweden (Sweden) 1655 New Netherland (Dutch Republic) 1664 Delaware Colony (UK) 1776 Delaware (USA)
 
Florida
Native Americans 1513 Spanish Florida (Spain) 1763 East Florida (UK) 1783 Spanish Florida (Spain) 1822 Florida Territory (USA) 1845 Florida (USA) 1861 Florida (CSA) 1865 Florida (USA)
 
Georgia
Native Americans 1732 Province of Georgia (UK) 1777 Georgia (USA) 1861 Georgia (CSA) 1865 Georgia (USA)
 
Idaho
Native Americans 1818 Oregon Country/Columbia District (USA/UK) 1843 Provisional Government of Oregon 1848 Oregon Territory (USA) 1853 Washington Territory (USA) 1890 Idaho (USA)
 
Illinois
Native Americans 1534 Canada (France) 1763 Province of Quebec (UK) 1787 Northwest Territory (USA) 1800 Indiana Territory (USA) 1809 Illinois Territory (USA) 1818 Illinois (USA)
 
Indiana
Native Americans 1534 Canada (France) 1763 Province of Quebec (UK) 1787 Northwest Territory (USA) 1800 Indiana Territory (USA) 1816 Indiana (USA)
 
Iowa
Native Americans 1534 Canada (France) 1763 Province of Quebec (UK) 1787 Northwest Territory (USA) 1800 Indiana Territory (USA) 1805 Michigan Territory (USA) 1836 Wisconsin Territory (USA) 1838 Iowa Territory (USA) 1846 Iowa (USA)
 
Kansas
Native Americans 1803 Louisiana Purchase (USA) 1805 Louisiana Territory (USA) 1812 Missouri Territory (USA) 1821 Unorganized territory (USA) 1854 Kansas Territory (USA) 1861 Kansas (USA)
 
Kentucky
Virginia Indians 1607 Colony of Virginia (UK) Virginia 1776 (USA) Kentucky 1792 (USA)
 
Louisiana
Native Americans 1682 Louisiana (France) 1762 Louisiana (Spain) 1803 Louisiana Purchase (USA) 1804 Territory of Orleans (USA) 1812 Louisiana (USA)
 
Maine
Native Americans Massachusetts Bay Colony 1652 (UK) Dominion of New England 1686 (UK) Massachusetts Bay Colony 1689 (UK) Province of Massachusetts Bay 1692 (UK) 1776 Massachusetts (USA) 1820 Maine (USA)
 
Maryland
Native Americans Province of Maryland 1632 (UK) Maryland 1776 (USA)
 
Massachusetts
Native Americans Massachusetts Bay Colony 1628 (UK) Dominion of New England 1686 (UK) Massachusetts Bay Colony 1689 (UK) Province of Massachusetts Bay 1692 (UK) Massachusetts 1776 (USA)
Native Americans Plymouth Colony 1620 (UK) Plymouth Colony 1689 (UK)
 
Michigan
Native Americans 1534 Canada (France) 1763 Province of Quebec (UK) 1787 Northwest Territory (USA) 1800 Indiana Territory (USA) 1805 Michigan Territory (USA) 1837 Michigan (USA)
 
Minnesota
Native Americans 1803 Louisiana Purchase (USA) 1805 Louisiana Territory (USA) 1812 Missouri Territory (USA) 1821 Unorganized territory (USA) 1834 Michigan Territory (USA) 1836 Wisconsin Territory (USA) 1838 Iowa Territory (USA) 1846 Unorganized territory (USA) 1849 Minnesota Territory (USA) 1858 Minnesota (USA)
 
Mississippi
Native Americans 1732 Province of Georgia (UK) 1777 Georgia (USA) 1798 Mississippi Territory (USA) 1817 Mississippi (USA) 1861 Mississippi (CSA) 1863| Mississippi (USA)
 
Missouri
Native Americans 1803 Louisiana Purchase (USA) 1805 Louisiana Territory (USA) 1812 Missouri Territory (USA) 1821 Missouri (USA)
 
Montana
Native Americans 1803 Louisiana Purchase (USA) 1805 Louisiana Territory (USA) 1812 Missouri Territory (USA) 1821 Unorganized territory (USA) 1854 Nebraska Territory (USA) 1861 Dakota Territory (USA) 1863 Idaho Territory (USA) 1864 Territory of Montana (USA) [22] 1889 Montana (USA)
 
Nebraska
Native Americans 1682 Louisiana (France) 1762 Louisiana (Spain) 1802 Louisiana (France) 1805 Louisiana Territory (USA) 1812 Missouri Territory (USA) 1821 Unorganized territory (USA) 1854 Nebraska Territory (USA) 1867 Nebraska (USA)
 
Nevada
Native Americans 1768 New Spain (Spain) 1821 Alta California (Mexico) 1848 Mexican Cession (USA) 1850 Utah Territory (USA) 1861 Nevada Territory (USA) 1864 Nevada (USA)
 
New Hampshire
Native Americans 1622 Province of Maine (UK) Province of New Hampshire (UK) 1641 Massachusetts Bay Colony (UK) 1680 Province of New Hampshire (UK) 1686 Dominion of New England (UK) 1689 Province of New Hampshire (UK) 1776 New Hampshire (USA)
 
New Jersey
Native Americans 1630 New Netherland (Dutch Republic) 1655 New Netherland (Dutch Republic) 1664 Province of New Jersey (UK) 1674 East Jersey (UK) 1702 Province of New Jersey (UK) 1776   New Jersey (USA)
Native Americans 1638 New Sweden (Sweden) 1674 West Jersey (UK)
 
New Mexico
Native Americans 1598 Santa Fe de Nuevo México (Spanish Empire and New Spain) 1821 Santa Fe de Nuevo México (Mexico) 1846 U.S. provisional government of New Mexico (USA) 1850 New Mexico Territory (USA) 1912   New Mexico (USA)
 
New York
Native Americans 1614 New Netherland (Dutch Republic) 1667 Province of New York (UK) 1673 New Netherland (Dutch Republic) 1674 Province of New York (UK) 1776 New York (USA)
 
North Carolina
Native Americans 1585 Roanoke Colony (UK) Native Americans 1609 Colony of Virginia (UK) 1629 Province of Carolina (UK) 1710 Province of North Carolina (UK) 1776 North Carolina (USA) 1861 North Carolina (CSA) 1865 North Carolina (USA)
 
North Dakota
Native Americans 1833 Michigan Territory (USA) 1836 Wisconsin Territory (USA) 1838 Iowa Territory (USA) 1846 Unorganized territory (USA) 1849 Minnesota Territory (USA) 1858 Unorganized territory (USA) 1861 Dakota Territory (USA) 1889 North Dakota (USA)
 
Ohio
Native Americans 1534 Canada (France) 1763 Province of Quebec (UK) 1783 Northwest Territory (USA) 1803 Ohio (USA)
 
Oklahoma
Native Americans 1682 Louisiana (France) 1762 Louisiana (Spain) 1803 Louisiana Purchase (USA) 1804 Louisiana Territory (USA) 1812 Missouri Territory (USA) 1819 Arkansas Territory (USA) 1824 Unorganized territory (USA) 1834 Indian Territory (USA) 1890 Indian Territory (USA) 1907 Oklahoma (USA)
1890 Oklahoma Territory (USA)
 
Oregon
Native Americans 1818 Oregon Country/Columbia District (USA/UK) 1843 Provisional Government of Oregon (USA) 1848 Oregon Territory (USA) 1859 Oregon (USA)
 
Pennsylvania
Native Americans 1681 Province of Pennsylvania (England) 1776 Pennsylvania (USA)
 
Rhode Island
Native Americans 1636 Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (UK) 1776 Rhode Island (USA)
 
South Carolina
Native Americans 1629 Province of Carolina (UK) 1712 Province of South Carolina (UK) 1776 South Carolina (USA) 1861 South Carolina (CSA) 1865 South Carolina (USA)
 
South Dakota
Native Americans 1803 Louisiana Purchase (USA) 1805 Louisiana Territory (USA) 1812 Missouri Territory (USA) 1821 Unorganised Territory (USA) 1834 Michigan Territory (USA) 1836 Wisconsin Territory (USA) 1838 Iowa Territory (USA) 1846 Unorganised Territory (USA) 1849 Minnesota Territory (USA) 1858 Unorganized territory (USA) 1861 Dakota Territory (USA) 1889 South Dakota (USA)
 
Tennessee
Native Americans 1609 Colony of Virginia (UK) 1629 Province of Carolina (UK) 1710 Province of North Carolina (UK) 1776 North Carolina (USA) 1790 Southwest Territory (USA) 1796 Tennessee (USA) 1861 Tennessee (CSA) 1862 Tennessee (USA)
 
Texas
Native Americans 1684 French Texas (France) 1690 Spanish Texas (Spain) 1821 Mexican Texas (Mexico) 1836   Republic of Texas 1845   Texas (USA) 1861   Texas (CSA) 1865   Texas (USA)
 
Utah
Native Americans 1768 The Californias (Spain) 1805 Alta California (Spain) 1822 Alta California Territory (Mexico) 1846 Unorganized territory (USA) 1849 State of Deseret 1850 Utah Territory (USA) 1896 Utah (USA)
 
Vermont
Native Americans 1534 Canada (France) 1763   Province of New York (  British Empire) 1777   Vermont Republic 1791   Vermont (USA)
 
Virginia
Virginia Indians 1607 Colony of Virginia (UK) 1776   Virginia (USA) 1861 Virginia   (  CSA) 1865 Virginia   (USA)
 
Washington
Native Americans 1818 Oregon Country/Columbia District (USA/British Empire) 1843 Provisional Government of Oregon 1848 Oregon Territory (USA) 1853 Washington Territory (USA) 1889 Washington (USA)
 
West Virginia
Virginia Indians 1607 Colony of Virginia (UK) 1776   Virginia (USA) 1863   West Virginia (USA)
 
Wisconsin
Native Americans 1534 Canada (France) 1763 Province of Quebec (UK) 1787 Northwest Territory (USA) 1800 Indiana Territory (USA) 1809 Illinois Territory (USA) 1818 Michigan Territory (USA) 1836 Wisconsin Territory (USA) 1848 Wisconsin (USA)
 
Wyoming
Native Americans 1682 Louisiana (France) 1762 Louisiana (Spain) 1800 Louisiana (France) 1803 Louisiana Purchase (USA) 1805 Louisiana Territory (USA) 1812 Missouri Territory (USA) 1821 Unorganized territory (USA) 1854 Nebraska Territory (USA) 1863 Idaho Territory (USA) 1864 Dakota Territory (USA) 1868 Territory of Wyoming (USA) 1890   Wyoming (USA)
 
District of Columbia
Native Americans 1632 Province of Maryland (UK) 1776   Maryland (USA) 1790   District of Columbia (USA)
 
Puerto Rico
New Spain   1898 Puerto Rico (USA)
 
United States Virgin Islands
Danish West India Company 1671 (Denmark) Danish West Indies 1755 (Denmark)[23]   United States Virgin Islands 1917 (USA)
Current Sovereign States / Decades before 1500 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1560 1570 1580 1590 1600 1610 1620 1630 1640 1650 1660 1670 1680 1690 1700 1710 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Notes edit

  1. ^ See also Territorial evolution of California.
  2. ^ ’Unorganised territory’ was not an official name, rather it referred to any United States territory without an official name.
  3. ^ Colorado at this point in time was split between the Kansas Territory, Utah Territory, Nebraska Territory and the New Mexico Territory, with the majority being within the Kansas Territory.

References edit

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  13. ^ Horváth, Zoltán (12 August 2013). "Central America - Historical Unions and Federations". Flags Of The World. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Haiti profile - Timeline". BBC News. BBC. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
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This timeline lists all sovereign states in North America including Central America and the Caribbean both current and defunct from the year 1500 onwards Contents 1 Timeline 1 1 Notes 1 2 References 2 See alsoTimeline editCurrent Sovereign States Decades before 1500 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1560 1570 1580 1590 1600 1610 1620 1630 1640 1650 1660 1670 1680 1690 1700 1710 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 nbsp Antigua and Barbuda Island Caribs 1632 Antigua England 1 1671 British Leeward Islands England 1 1816 Antigua Barbuda Montserrat UK 1 1833 British Leeward Islands UK 1 1958 nbsp West Indies Federation UK 1 2 1962 nbsp Antigua and Barbuda UK 1 1981 nbsp Antigua and Barbuda 1 3 Island Caribs 1666 Barbuda UK nbsp Bahamas Lucayan people 1513 Deserted 1649 Eleutheran Adventurers 4 5 1670 Province of Carolina England 1718 Colony of the Bahamas UK 5 1973 nbsp Bahamas 5 nbsp Barbados Island Caribs Uninhabited 1625 Colony of Barbados England 6 1958 nbsp West Indies Federation UK 2 6 1962 nbsp Barbados UK 6 1966 nbsp Barbados 6 nbsp Belize Pre Columbian Belize 1524 New Spain Spain 7 1742 Colony of Jamaica UK 7 1862 nbsp British Honduras UK 7 8 1981 nbsp Belize 7 8 nbsp Canada nbsp Alberta First Nations 1670 Rupert s Land UK 1870 Northwest Territories nbsp Canada 1905 Alberta nbsp Canada nbsp British Columbia Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast Colony of British Columbia 1858 UK 9 Colony of British Columbia 1866 UK 1871 nbsp British Columbia nbsp Canada Colony of Vancouver Island 1849 UK nbsp Manitoba First Nations 1670 Rupert s Land UK 1870 Manitoba Canada nbsp New Brunswick First Nations 1605 Acadia France 10 1713 Nova Scotia UK 10 1784 New Brunswick UK 11 1867 nbsp New Brunswick Canada nbsp Newfoundland and Labrador Beothuk 1610 nbsp Newfoundland Colony UK 1907 nbsp Dominion of Newfoundland UK 1949 nbsp Newfoundland and Labrador Canada nbsp Nova Scotia Mi kmaq 1605 Acadia France 10 1713 Nova Scotia UK 1867 Nova Scotia Canada nbsp Ontario Aboriginal Canadians 1534 Canada France 1763 Province of Quebec UK Upper Canada UK Province of Canada UK 1867 Ontario Canada nbsp Prince Edward Island Mi kmaq 12 1720 Isle Saint Jean France 12 1763 Nova Scotia UK 12 1769 Prince Edward Island UK 12 1873 nbsp Prince Edward Island Canada 12 nbsp Quebec Aboriginal Canadians 1534 Canada France 1763 Province of Quebec UK 1791 Lower Canada UK 1841 Province of Canada UK 1867 nbsp Quebec Canada nbsp Saskatchewan First Nations 1670 Rupert s Land UK 1870 Northwest Territories Canada 1905 Saskatchewan Canada nbsp Northwest Territories Aboriginal Canadians North Western Territory UK 1870 Northwest Territories Canada nbsp Nunavut Inuit 1670 Rupert s Land UK 1870 Northwest Territories Canada 1876 District of Keewatin Canada 1905 Northwest Territories Canada 1999 Nunavut Canada nbsp Yukon Aboriginal Canadians North Western Territory UK 1870 Northwest Territories Canada 1898 Yukon Canada nbsp Costa Rica Indigenous peoples of Costa Rica 1540 New Spain Spain 1821 First Mexican Empire 1823 Costa Rica nbsp Federal Republic of Central America 13 1838 Costa Rica nbsp Cuba Guanajatabey Taino and Ciboney 1511 nbsp Governorate of Cuba Spain 1519 New Spain Spain 1821 Captaincy General of Cuba Spain 1898 nbsp US Military Government nbsp USA 1902 nbsp Republic of Cuba nbsp Dominica Island Caribs 1727 Dominica France 1761 Dominica UK 1778 Dominica France 1783 Dominica UK 1833 British Leeward Islands UK 1940 British Windward Islands UK 1958 nbsp West Indies Federation UK 1962 Dominica UK 1978 Dominica nbsp Dominican Republic Captaincy General of Santo Domingo Spain 1795 Saint Domingue France 1809 Espana Boba Spain 1821 nbsp Republic of Spanish Haiti 1822 Department of Ozama and Cibao Haiti 1844 nbsp Dominican Republic 1861 Spanish occupation of the Dominican Republic Spain 1865 nbsp Dominican Republic 1916 nbsp Dominican Republic nbsp USA 1924 nbsp Dominican Republic nbsp El Salvador Cuzcatlan 1525 New Spain Spain 1821 First Mexican Empire 1823 El Salvador nbsp Federal Republic of Central America 1841 El Salvador 1896 Greater Republic of Central America nbsp 1898 El Salvador nbsp Grenada Island Caribs 1649 French Antilles France 1762 British Grenada UK 1779 Grenada France 1783 British Grenada UK 1833 British Windward Islands UK 1958 nbsp West Indies Federation UK 1962 Grenada UK 1974 Grenada nbsp Guatemala Mayans 1521 New Spain Spain 1821 First Mexican Empire nbsp 1823 Guatemala nbsp Federal Republic of Central America nbsp 1841 Guatemala nbsp Haiti Captaincy General of Santo Domingo Spain 14 15 1625 Saint Domingue France 1804 nbsp Haiti 14 15 nbsp Honduras Pre Columbian Honduras 1525 New Spain Spain 1821 Honduras Mexico 1823 Honduras nbsp Federal Republic of Central America 1840 Honduras nbsp Jamaica Pre Columbian Jamaica 1509 nbsp Colony of Santiago Spain 16 1655 nbsp Colony of Jamaica England 16 1958 nbsp West Indies Federation UK 16 1962 nbsp Jamaica 16 nbsp Mexico Aztec Empire 17 1521 New Spain Spain 17 1821 Mexico 17 nbsp Nicaragua Pre Columbian Nicaragua 1520 New Spain Spain 1821 Mexican Empire 1823 Nicaragua nbsp Federal Republic of Central America 1838 Nicaragua nbsp Panama Indigenous peoples of the Americas 1510 Province of Tierra Firme Spain 1542 Viceroyalty of Peru Spain 1717 Viceroyalty of New Granada Spain 1821 Gran Colombia 1831 Republic of New Granada 1858 Granadine Confederation 1863 United States of Columbia 1886 nbsp Republic of Columbia 1903 nbsp Panama nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis Arawaks and Island Caribs 1623 Saint Christopher England 18 1671 British Leeward Islands UK 18 1816 Saint Christopher Nevis Anguilla UK 18 1833 British Leeward Islands UK 18 1958 nbsp West Indies Federation UK 18 1962 nbsp Saint Christopher Nevis Anguilla UK 18 1983 nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis 18 Arawaks and Island Caribs 1628 Colony of Barbados England 18 1983 nbsp Nevis nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis 18 nbsp Saint Lucia Island Caribs 1833 British Windward Islands UK 1958 nbsp West Indies Federation UK 1962 Saint Lucia UK nbsp 1979 Saint Lucia 19 nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Island Caribs 1719 Saint Vincent France 1763 Saint Vincent UK 1779 Saint Vincent France 1783 Saint Vincent UK 1833 British Windward Islands UK 1958 nbsp West Indies Federation UK 1962 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines UK 1979 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines nbsp Trinidad and Tobago Arawak and Island Caribs 1797 Trinidad UK 1889 British Trinidad and Tobago UK 1958 nbsp West Indies Federation UK 1962 nbsp Trinidad and TobagoArawak and Island Caribs 1628 Nieuw Walcheren Netherlands 20 1637 Neu Kurland Poland Lithuania 20 Arawak and Island Caribs 20 1654 Nieuw Walcheren Netherlands 20 1677 Trinidad France 20 1797 Tobago UK nbsp United States nbsp Alabama Native Americans Mississippi Territory 1798 nbsp USA Alabama Territory 1817 nbsp USA 1819 nbsp Alabama nbsp USA 1861 nbsp Alabama CSA 1865 nbsp Alabama nbsp USA nbsp Alaska Alaskan Natives 1799 nbsp Russian America Russia 1867 Department of Alaska nbsp USA 21 1884 District of Alaska nbsp USA 21 1912 nbsp Territory of Alaska nbsp USA 21 1959 nbsp Alaska nbsp USA 21 nbsp Arizona Native Americans 1768 The Californias Spain 1805 Alta California Spain 1822 Alta California Territory Mexico 1846 U S provisional government of New Mexico 1850 New Mexico Territory nbsp USA 1863 Arizona Territory nbsp USA 1912 Arizona nbsp USA nbsp Arkansas Native Americans 1682 Louisiana France 1762 Louisiana Spain 1802 Louisiana France 1805 Louisiana Territory nbsp USA 1812 Missouri Territory nbsp USA 1819 Arkansas Territory nbsp USA 1836 Arkansas nbsp USA 1861 Arkansas CSA 1865 Arkansas nbsp USA nbsp California notes 1 Native Americans 1768 The Californias Spain 1805 Alta California Spain 1822 Alta California Territory Mexico 1846 United States military occupation nbsp USA 1850 California nbsp USA nbsp Colorado Native Americans 1836 Republic of Texas 1845 Texas nbsp USA 1850 Unorganised territory nbsp USA notes 2 1854 Kansas Territory notes 3 nbsp USA 1861 Colorado Territory nbsp USA 1876 Colorado nbsp USA nbsp Connecticut Native Americans 1636 Connecticut Colony England 1686 Dominion of New England England 1689 Connecticut Colony England 1776 Connecticut nbsp USA nbsp Delaware Native Americans 1638 New Sweden Sweden 1655 New Netherland Dutch Republic 1664 Delaware Colony UK 1776 Delaware USA nbsp Florida Native Americans 1513 Spanish Florida Spain 1763 East Florida UK 1783 Spanish Florida Spain 1822 Florida Territory USA 1845 Florida USA 1861 Florida CSA 1865 Florida USA nbsp Georgia Native Americans 1732 Province of Georgia UK 1777 Georgia USA 1861 Georgia CSA 1865 Georgia USA nbsp Idaho Native Americans 1818 Oregon Country Columbia District USA UK 1843 Provisional Government of Oregon 1848 Oregon Territory USA 1853 Washington Territory USA 1890 Idaho USA nbsp Illinois Native Americans 1534 Canada France 1763 Province of Quebec UK 1787 Northwest Territory USA 1800 Indiana Territory USA 1809 Illinois Territory USA 1818 Illinois USA nbsp Indiana Native Americans 1534 Canada France 1763 Province of Quebec UK 1787 Northwest Territory USA 1800 Indiana Territory USA 1816 Indiana USA nbsp Iowa Native Americans 1534 Canada France 1763 Province of Quebec UK 1787 Northwest Territory USA 1800 Indiana Territory USA 1805 Michigan Territory USA 1836 Wisconsin Territory USA 1838 Iowa Territory USA 1846 Iowa USA nbsp Kansas Native Americans 1803 Louisiana Purchase USA 1805 Louisiana Territory USA 1812 Missouri Territory USA 1821 Unorganized territory USA 1854 Kansas Territory USA 1861 Kansas USA nbsp Kentucky Virginia Indians 1607 Colony of Virginia UK Virginia 1776 USA Kentucky 1792 USA nbsp Louisiana Native Americans 1682 Louisiana France 1762 Louisiana Spain 1803 Louisiana Purchase USA 1804 Territory of Orleans USA 1812 Louisiana USA nbsp Maine Native Americans Massachusetts Bay Colony 1652 UK Dominion of New England 1686 UK Massachusetts Bay Colony 1689 UK Province of Massachusetts Bay 1692 UK 1776 Massachusetts USA 1820 Maine USA nbsp Maryland Native Americans Province of Maryland 1632 UK Maryland 1776 USA nbsp Massachusetts Native Americans Massachusetts Bay Colony 1628 UK Dominion of New England 1686 UK Massachusetts Bay Colony 1689 UK Province of Massachusetts Bay 1692 UK Massachusetts 1776 USA Native Americans Plymouth Colony 1620 UK Plymouth Colony 1689 UK nbsp Michigan Native Americans 1534 Canada France 1763 Province of Quebec UK 1787 Northwest Territory USA 1800 Indiana Territory USA 1805 Michigan Territory USA 1837 Michigan USA nbsp Minnesota Native Americans 1803 Louisiana Purchase USA 1805 Louisiana Territory USA 1812 Missouri Territory USA 1821 Unorganized territory USA 1834 Michigan Territory USA 1836 Wisconsin Territory USA 1838 Iowa Territory USA 1846 Unorganized territory USA 1849 Minnesota Territory USA 1858 Minnesota USA nbsp Mississippi Native Americans 1732 Province of Georgia UK 1777 Georgia USA 1798 Mississippi Territory USA 1817 Mississippi USA 1861 Mississippi CSA 1863 Mississippi USA nbsp Missouri Native Americans 1803 Louisiana Purchase USA 1805 Louisiana Territory USA 1812 Missouri Territory USA 1821 Missouri USA nbsp Montana Native Americans 1803 Louisiana Purchase USA 1805 Louisiana Territory USA 1812 Missouri Territory USA 1821 Unorganized territory USA 1854 Nebraska Territory USA 1861 Dakota Territory USA 1863 Idaho Territory USA 1864 Territory of Montana USA 22 1889 Montana USA nbsp Nebraska Native Americans 1682 Louisiana France 1762 Louisiana Spain 1802 Louisiana France 1805 Louisiana Territory USA 1812 Missouri Territory USA 1821 Unorganized territory USA 1854 Nebraska Territory USA 1867 Nebraska USA nbsp Nevada Native Americans 1768 New Spain Spain 1821 Alta California Mexico 1848 Mexican Cession USA 1850 Utah Territory USA 1861 Nevada Territory USA 1864 Nevada USA nbsp New Hampshire Native Americans 1622 Province of Maine UK Province of New Hampshire UK 1641 Massachusetts Bay Colony UK 1680 Province of New Hampshire UK 1686 Dominion of New England UK 1689 Province of New Hampshire UK 1776 New Hampshire USA nbsp New Jersey Native Americans 1630 New Netherland Dutch Republic 1655 New Netherland Dutch Republic 1664 Province of New Jersey UK 1674 East Jersey UK 1702 Province of New Jersey UK 1776 nbsp New Jersey USA Native Americans 1638 New Sweden Sweden 1674 West Jersey UK nbsp New Mexico Native Americans 1598 Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico Spanish Empire and New Spain 1821 Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico Mexico 1846 U S provisional government of New Mexico USA 1850 New Mexico Territory USA 1912 nbsp New Mexico USA nbsp New York Native Americans 1614 New Netherland Dutch Republic 1667 Province of New York UK 1673 New Netherland Dutch Republic 1674 Province of New York UK 1776 New York USA nbsp North Carolina Native Americans 1585 Roanoke Colony UK Native Americans 1609 Colony of Virginia UK 1629 Province of Carolina UK 1710 Province of North Carolina UK 1776 North Carolina USA 1861 North Carolina CSA 1865 North Carolina USA nbsp North Dakota Native Americans 1833 Michigan Territory USA 1836 Wisconsin Territory USA 1838 Iowa Territory USA 1846 Unorganized territory USA 1849 Minnesota Territory USA 1858 Unorganized territory USA 1861 Dakota Territory USA 1889 North Dakota USA nbsp Ohio Native Americans 1534 Canada France 1763 Province of Quebec UK 1783 Northwest Territory USA 1803 Ohio USA nbsp Oklahoma Native Americans 1682 Louisiana France 1762 Louisiana Spain 1803 Louisiana Purchase USA 1804 Louisiana Territory USA 1812 Missouri Territory USA 1819 Arkansas Territory USA 1824 Unorganized territory USA 1834 Indian Territory USA 1890 Indian Territory USA 1907 Oklahoma USA 1890 Oklahoma Territory USA nbsp Oregon Native Americans 1818 Oregon Country Columbia District USA UK 1843 Provisional Government of Oregon USA 1848 Oregon Territory USA 1859 Oregon USA nbsp Pennsylvania Native Americans 1681 Province of Pennsylvania England 1776 Pennsylvania USA nbsp Rhode Island Native Americans 1636 Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations UK 1776 Rhode Island USA nbsp South Carolina Native Americans 1629 Province of Carolina UK 1712 Province of South Carolina UK 1776 South Carolina USA 1861 South Carolina CSA 1865 South Carolina USA nbsp South Dakota Native Americans 1803 Louisiana Purchase USA 1805 Louisiana Territory USA 1812 Missouri Territory USA 1821 Unorganised Territory USA 1834 Michigan Territory USA 1836 Wisconsin Territory USA 1838 Iowa Territory USA 1846 Unorganised Territory USA 1849 Minnesota Territory USA 1858 Unorganized territory USA 1861 Dakota Territory USA 1889 South Dakota USA nbsp Tennessee Native Americans 1609 Colony of Virginia UK 1629 Province of Carolina UK 1710 Province of North Carolina UK 1776 North Carolina USA 1790 Southwest Territory USA 1796 Tennessee USA 1861 Tennessee CSA 1862 Tennessee USA nbsp Texas Native Americans 1684 French Texas France 1690 Spanish Texas Spain 1821 Mexican Texas Mexico 1836 nbsp Republic of Texas 1845 nbsp Texas USA 1861 nbsp Texas CSA 1865 nbsp Texas USA nbsp Utah Native Americans 1768 The Californias Spain 1805 Alta California Spain 1822 Alta California Territory Mexico 1846 Unorganized territory USA 1849 State of Deseret 1850 Utah Territory USA 1896 Utah USA nbsp Vermont Native Americans 1534 Canada France 1763 nbsp Province of New York nbsp British Empire 1777 nbsp Vermont Republic 1791 nbsp Vermont USA nbsp Virginia Virginia Indians 1607 Colony of Virginia UK 1776 nbsp Virginia USA 1861 Virginia nbsp nbsp CSA 1865 Virginia nbsp USA nbsp Washington Native Americans 1818 Oregon Country Columbia District USA British Empire 1843 Provisional Government of Oregon 1848 Oregon Territory USA 1853 Washington Territory USA 1889 Washington USA nbsp West Virginia Virginia Indians 1607 Colony of Virginia UK 1776 nbsp Virginia USA 1863 nbsp West Virginia USA nbsp Wisconsin Native Americans 1534 Canada France 1763 Province of Quebec UK 1787 Northwest Territory USA 1800 Indiana Territory USA 1809 Illinois Territory USA 1818 Michigan Territory USA 1836 Wisconsin Territory USA 1848 Wisconsin USA nbsp Wyoming Native Americans 1682 Louisiana France 1762 Louisiana Spain 1800 Louisiana France 1803 Louisiana Purchase USA 1805 Louisiana Territory USA 1812 Missouri Territory USA 1821 Unorganized territory USA 1854 Nebraska Territory USA 1863 Idaho Territory USA 1864 Dakota Territory USA 1868 Territory of Wyoming USA 1890 nbsp Wyoming USA nbsp District of Columbia Native Americans 1632 Province of Maryland UK 1776 nbsp Maryland USA 1790 nbsp District of Columbia USA nbsp Puerto Rico New Spain nbsp 1898 Puerto Rico USA nbsp United States Virgin Islands Danish West India Company 1671 Denmark Danish West Indies 1755 Denmark 23 nbsp United States Virgin Islands 1917 USA Current Sovereign States Decades before 1500 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1560 1570 1580 1590 1600 1610 1620 1630 1640 1650 1660 1670 1680 1690 1700 1710 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010Notes edit See also Territorial evolution of California Unorganised territory was not an official name rather it referred to any United States territory without an official name Colorado at this point in time was split between the Kansas Territory Utah Territory Nebraska Territory and the New Mexico Territory with the majority being within the Kansas Territory References edit a b c d e f g Antigua and Barbuda WORLD STATESMEN org Retrieved 21 January 2017 a b The West Indies Federation CARICOM Retrieved 8 January 2017 Antigua and Barbuda CARICOM Retrieved 8 January 2017 Our History The Islands Of The Bahamas Retrieved 8 January 2017 a b c Bahamas WORLD STATESMEN org Retrieved 21 January 2017 a b c d Barbados WORLD STATESMEN org Retrieved 21 January 2017 a b c d Belize WORLD STATESMEN org Retrieved 21 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