Countries That Used To Exist Inside The United States

▶ In this video I talk about countries that used to exist in the area where the United States now are.

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[robertb]

Hawaii actually does have a small but existent movement to restore Hawaiian sovereignty, mostly among native Hawaiians.

[clarkeofficial]

I live within the Iroquois Oneida Nation.That flag is still proudly flown today. Especially on nation lands. Great people and interesting history ✌️

[gandhithegreat]

The Vermont National Guard are still called the “Green Mountain Boys” and have carried the Vermont Republic flag with them through the Revolution, The War of 1812, The Civil War, War, Spanish American, Both World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq and Afghanistan

Pretty cool history

[thebesig]

The original 13 colonies were also countries. The Declaration of Independence was not 13 colonies declaring themselves a single independent nation. They were 13 British colonial provinces making a joint and unified statement that they were independent states on equal footing with the state of Great Britain. The text of the Declaration of Independence addresses the states in plural, to include mention of them being independent states. The United States, as a single country, did not come into existence until the US Constitution was ratified.

*Edit (February 22, 2023):* Before responding, please read all the responses to this post in addition to this original post. This thread has gone to the point where each new response repeats one or a combination of things mentioned by previous posters. If I previously rebutted something that you want to say, there is an excellent chance that I will do the same with your response.

[rickrichter]

There was also The Republic of the Rio Grande. It’s capitol was in Laredo, TX and it consisted of portions of South Texas and Northern Mexico. There is a museum dedicated to it in Laredo and Zapata, TX is named in honor of its founder.

[josephleishman]

Cant wait for your breakdown of principalities and city states under the Holy Roman Empire. The video will be a day long haha

[bullardsbarbarian]

Funny story, my parents were married in Rough and Ready church. I love finding little historical things about the area I grew up. History should be preserved, atrocities and all. We learn from the past and erasing anything is setting up for repeating mistakes

[seanchancellor]

I see Cherokee Nation license plates all the time where I live, I think they’re definitely still their own nation lol

[EdinMike]

Sitting back home in Scotland and having lived in Brattleboro VT for a few years, I have a VT license plate but I’d love to get my hands on the Vermont Republic flag ! Never knew it existed !

[williammedeiros]

In Brazil, we have similar entities on our history. The Rio-Grandense, Piratini and Acre Republic are some examples.

[Mr.Nichan]

I feel like you could count a lot more native American ones. I'm sure it depends on what you count as a "country" though. For example, some groups, like the Wabanak Confederacy were essentially anarchist, or based on "consensus government", which basically means that leaders lead by convincing other people to do things, not by forcing them to. There were also probabably a lot of small groups. For example, was the Natchez chiefdom ever a country? I would think so. (I at least think they were probably more like an independent sovereign nation than "The Great Republic of the Rough and Ready" was.) There's also the question of ancient history we can't really know about, like, what exactly was the political organization of the Anasazi?

[shaerin]

Hold up, the "Cherokee nation(s)" still exist. Such as the eastern band of Cherokee, they are federally recognized sovereign nations and comprise 3 distinct tribes, 2 of which agree on many terms, while the eastern band are the "odd ones out" being the few descendants of those Cherokee who managed to escape the trail of tears.

[rvnsprng]

So I'm a Mvskoke (Muscogee Creek) man from Oklahoma and its pronounced Mus-co-gee like geese. Love your videos! You rocking General! Mvto and Hvtvm!

[GrimmFLawless]

Deseret has always fascinated me and not just because it looks like it could be the playable area of Fallout New Vegas.

[christiandevey]

There is one very notable country that you left out.

A group of southern, slave owing states declared themselves to be an independent confederation in the 1860s. This country went to war with the U.S. and it was a bit of a big deal.

[Pablo_Gardens]

Super cool video, I’ve always wanted to know about these! If you do a part two, include Absaroka

[alvincook]

The Haudenosaunee still exists. Smaller but still exists. Im am a member. Recognized by the federal government.
State of NY too. I have a membership card. 6 nation Iroquois. I grew up in Onondaga. Its also a part of Canada. Akwesasne Mohawks. We are not EXSTICT!!

[Cassxowary]

The Iroquois Confederacy flag still flies in the Mohawk reserve/town of Kahnawake (Kahnawá:ke) in Quebec, and probably elsewhere, and it’s also called the Six Nations flag

[philipsullivan]

The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) do still exist today. In fact, their national team is competing in the 2022 World Lacrosse Games next month and they have their own passports. But this is really the issue of Indigenous sovereignty: to what extent do current Native people rule themselves today? Great video either way.

[kalebrhea]

There was an attempt to succeed from the US in the late 60’s, called forgottonia. It included 16 counties in central west Illinois, because that area was being overlooked by major infrastructure projects like the interstate