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 South Dakota became a state, it was part of the Dakota Territory.
Before West Virgina was a state it was originally part of Virginia
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.
TN was part of North Carolina before it became a state.
NO, Canada became a country hundreds of years before Alaska became a part of the United States of America.
An English colony. Before that it was part of the area roamed by native American tribes.
Michigan is the state, part up by wisconsin's top, and to the right of lake michigan.