This is a list of historic regions of the United States.
Read more about Historic Regions Of The United States: Independent Entities Later Wholly Admitted To The Union, Regions Purchased From Foreign Powers, Regions Annexed From or Ceded By Foreign Powers, Regions Ceded To, Ceded By or Purchased From Native American Tribes, State Cessions To / From Other States, Territories or The Federal Government, Former Organized Territories, Internal United States Land Grants, Cessions, Districts, Departments, Claims and Settlements, Possessions and Overseas Territories Subsequently Retroceded, Functioning But Non-sanctioned Territories, Proclaimed But Non-extant Entities, Regional Nicknames
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