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Conch Republic
Key West’s tongue-in-cheek secession of 1982
Dakota Territory
The territory that became North and South Dakota
Indian Territory
The land set aside for removed Native nations, 1834–1907
Kingdom of Hawaii
An independent island nation, 1795–1893
Panama Canal Zone
A U.S.-run strip across Panama, 1904–1979
Republic of Molossia
A backyard micronation in the Nevada desert
Republic of Texas
An independent nation for nearly ten years, 1836–1845
Republic of West Florida
A republic that lasted about 75 days, and ended up in Louisiana
State of Deseret
The vast state Latter-day Saint pioneers proposed in 1849
State of Franklin
A would-be 14th state in the mountains of East Tennessee
State of Jefferson
A long-proposed state on the Oregon–California border
The Philippines (U.S. Territory)
An American possession for nearly half a century, 1898–1946
Vermont Republic
The independent republic that became the 14th state