List of U.S. states that were never territories

The following is a list of U.S. states that were never territories:

#	State	What it was
1	Delaware	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
2	Pennsylvania	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
3	New Jersey	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
4	Georgia	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
5	Connecticut	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
6	Massachusetts	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
7	Maryland	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
8	South Carolina	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
9	New Hampshire	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
10	Virginia	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
11	New York	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
12	North Carolina	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
13	Rhode Island	Overseas province of Great Britain, then independent state until ratification of U.S. Constitution
14	Vermont	Unrecognized Vermont Republic, then separated from New York in 1791
15	Kentucky	Separated from Virginia in 1792
23	Maine	Separated from Massachusetts in 1820
28	Texas	It was Mexico, and then Independent Republic of Texas from 1836 to annexation in 1845
31	California	California was Mexico, and then unrecognized Bear Flag Republic and ambiguous status under U.S. military rule to admission as state in 1850. (An Organic act for California failed in 1849.)
35	West Virginia	Pro-Union counties separated from Virginia in 1863

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