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Historical regions of the United States

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These are historic regions of the United States, meaning regions that were legal entities in the past, or which the average American would no longer recognize as a regional description.

Historical Regions Ceded, Annexed, Purchased or Settled

Main articles: United States territorial acquisitions, History of United States imperialism, Manifest Destiny

Colonial Areas Not Among the Original 13

Main articles: 13 colonies, European colonization of the Americas, British colonization of the Americas

Internal Land Grants, Purchases or Settlements

The following are land grants, purchases or settlements made within an area that was already part of the original 13 colonies or a state of the Union or U.S. territory.

Historic Land Designations

Former Organized U.S. Territories (Chronological)

The following is a list of organized U.S. territories that have become states, in the order of the date organized.

Official Non-Territory Regions No Longer in Use

Formerly Independent Nations Now States

Unrecognized

Informal names, no longer used

Possessions and Overseas Territories

See also