Each of the 50 states in the United States has a unique history.

13 of them were originally British colonies.

Some of them were former Spanish or French territory.

Most of them were officially US territories before they became states.

A few, however, were actually independent countries

before they joined the Union. Or they at least sort of were independent countries. Learn more

about the states that were once countries on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. This episode is sponsored by G Adventures. These are very troubled times.

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booking today and we'll be departing from October 2nd, 2020 to the end of 2021.

For more information and to book your tour, click on the link in the show notes. The independent countries which have existed inside the territory of what is now the United States

have a varied history with some of them being

nothing more than declarations by small groups and others being full-blown

legitimate countries with embassies in Europe. Eventually all of them were

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