Why Your US Map Is Missing These 12 States
By BRIGHT SIDE
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Your map of the United States might look complete—but history tells a very different story. There were dozens of serious attempts to create new states that almost made it onto the map, like State of Franklin, which fell just two votes short of becoming official. Others like Jefferson kept resurfacing across different regions but never gained enough support. Even more forgotten are places like Superior and Absaroka, each with its own push for independence. Watch now to uncover the “missing” states that almost changed the map of America forever. Credit: CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0: Huntsville-scott-sign-tn1: By Brian Stansberry, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4505488 Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.
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