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Where Did the 50 States Come From
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How did America get 50 states? It’s a weirder story than you might think. • After the 13 colonies, most American states came out of four events: the Treaty of Paris in 1783, the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the Oregon Treaty of 1846, and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. • A handful of states broke away. Kentucky separated from Virginia in 1792. Maine became independent from Massachusetts in 1820. And West Virginia separated from Virginia in the 1860s. • A few states were once independent countries. Vermont considered itself an independent republic for 14 years before joining the Union. After winning its independence from Mexico, Texas functioned as its own country from 1836 to 1846. And Hawaii was an independent kingdom until the monarchy was overthrown in 1893. (The U.S. annexed the islands five years later.) • A couple of other states were just bought outright. The U.S. purchased Florida from Spain in 1819 after General Andrew Jackson occupied the territory (perhaps without legal authority). And America bought Alaska from Russia in 1867, despite criticisms that it was a waste of money. • π SCRIPT • π BONUS CONTENT • π SOURCES • AND MORE at https://kiteandkey.media/3NzTuhh • • The world is complicated … but the explanations don’t have to be. β‘ New videos every Wednesday. • SUBSCRIBE to Kite Key on YouTube: • https://bit.ly/YouTubeKiteAndKey • • FOLLOW Kite Key on your favorite social channel: • / kiteandkeymedia • / kiteandkeymedia • / kiteandkeymedia • / kite-and-key-media • / kiteandkeymedia • https://www.threads.net/@kiteandkeymedia
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