When Michigan became a state on January 26, 1837, the Upper Peninsula was included as part of its territory. The Upper Peninsula was formally attached to Michigan following a boundary dispute with Ohio, which was resolved in favor of Michigan. This included the land north of the Straits of Mackinac, effectively making the entire state, including the Upper Peninsula, part of Michigan at its statehood.
Maine became a state as part of the Compromise of 1840. Before that is was merely part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It was a part of the United States of America both before and after that.
before Washington became a state, it was part of Columbia, and called the "district of Columbia" That is also what D.C. stands for.
it was part of the 13 colonies
Before West Virgina was a state it was originally part of Virginia
Before South Dakota became a state, it was part of the Dakota Territory.
South Dakota was part of the Dakota Territory before it became a state. South Dakota was never a colony.
A territory, part of the Louisiana Purchase.
It was part of the Wild West.
NO, Canada became a country hundreds of years before Alaska became a part of the United States of America.
TN was part of North Carolina before it became a state.
An English colony. Before that it was part of the area roamed by native American tribes.