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Originally posted by Tom Earp
HM, how many States are there? Isnt Alaska and Hawaii off Baja?
When does Washington DC become one even though it is like a half bath to most States. Where did the land come from for The District? How about Peaurto Rico?
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The land for the District of Columbia was formed from portions of Maryland and Virginia. Virginia reclaimed its half in the 1840s, it's now Arlington County and part of the City of Alexandria.
DC residents can vote, and have one electoral vote, but do not have any Congressional representation except for a non-voting delegate.
Puerto Rico was taken from Spain at the end of the Spanish American War, along with Cuba and the Philippines. Cuba became an independent country, though the Platt Amendment guaranteed the right for the US to intervene in its affairs.