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1855 J. H. Colton Company map of Virginia that predates the West Virginia partition by seven years.. Numerous state partition proposals have been put forward since the 1776 establishment of the United States that would partition an existing U.S. state or states so that a particular region might either join another state or create a new state.
Pages in category "Proposed states and territories of the United States" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a list of proposed state mergers, including both current and historical proposals originating from sovereign states or organizations.The entities listed below differ from separatist movements in that they would form as a merger or union of two or more existing states, territories, colonies or other regions, becoming either a federation, confederation or other type of unified sovereign ...
51st state, possible new states in the United States; List of U.S. state partition proposals; New states of Germany, five German states recreated in 1990; List of proposed states of Australia; List of proposed provinces and territories of Canada; List of proposed states and territories of India
For an area to become a unit of the National Park System, it must possess nationally significant natural, cultural, or recreational resources; be a suitable [a] and feasible [b] addition to the system; and require direct management by the National Park Service (NPS) (rather than protection by the private sector or other governmental agencies).
The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]
List of states and territories of the United States#States From a modification : This is a redirect from a modification of the target's title or a closely related title. For example, the words may be rearranged.
Legislatures – List of United States state legislatures; Lieutenant governors – List of current United States lieutenant governors; Same-sex union and marriage: Constitutional bans on same-sex unions – List of U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions by type; Same-sex marriage laws – List of U.S. state and district ...