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The following is a list of U.S. states that were never territories:
- 13 colonies: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island became United States in 1776 or 1783, depending
- Vermont, separated from state of New York in 1791
- Kentucky, separated from state of Virginia in 1792
- Maine, separated from state of Massachusetts in 1820
- Texas, independent republic from 1836 to annexation in 1845
- California, U.S. military rule from 1846 to admission as state in 1850
- West Virginia, pro-Union counties separated from Virginia in 1863
