Declarations of independence

• Between 1777 to 1791, Vermont was an independent republic
• Texas declared independence from Mexico in 1836. It was a sovereign nation until 1846 when it joined the United States
• The California republic lasted 26 days in 1846 after breaking away from Mexico before it was annexed by the US
• In 1861, the Confederate States of America was declared, initially comprising South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas - Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina joined soon after, as did the Confederate Territory of Arizona. Factions from Missouri and Kentucky were also represented in the Confederacy. But Lincoln's Union Army achieved victory in 1865
• Hawaii was a kingdom from 1810 to 1893 and a republic from 1894 to 1898. It was then a US territory until it achieved statehood in 1959
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