You know who else was an independent state before the US came along? The Kingdom of Hawai'i.
Ya know, that sounds super obvious but no that wasn’t a fact that I consciously knew. Great point! That is definitely not taught to us…Thank you for teaching me that! It does kind of change my perspective, too…
There are actually 4 states that were independent countries at one point or another.
Hawai'i
Texas
California
Vermont
No way! What’s Vermont’s story?!
Here. Basically, some people carved out a territory and lived as a republic for fourteen years, despite no formal recognition. They were negotiating to rejoin Quebec, until the British had to go and surrender at Yorktown.
You know who else was an independent state before the US came along? The Kingdom of Hawai'i.
Ya know, that sounds super obvious but no that wasn’t a fact that I consciously knew. Great point! That is definitely not taught to us…Thank you for teaching me that! It does kind of change my perspective, too…
There are actually 4 states that were independent countries at one point or another.
Hawai'i
Texas
California
Vermont
No way! What’s Vermont’s story?!
Here. Basically, some people carved out a territory and lived as a republic for fourteen years, despite no formal recognition. They were negotiating to rejoin Quebec, until the British had to go and surrender at Yorktown.
The battle of Yorktown.
Seventeen Eighty-One.
You're my favorite Texan in this thread!
Ah shit, the bar must be so low then.
And took a coup for that to happen.