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North America in 1830

This map shows the 12 states and peoples the data has for North America in that year.

Map of North America in 1830 with 12 states and peoples
Borders: Cliopatria, Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coarse outlines: check and adjust them for your story.

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States and peoples in North America in 1830

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Federated Republic of Mexico
  • United States of America
  • British Colonial Empire
  • Gran Colombia
  • United Provinces of Central America
  • Russian Empire
  • Spanish Empire
  • Greenland
  • Empire of Haiti
  • Kingdom of Hawaï'i
  • Bourbon Kingdom of France
  • Netherlands Antilles

New on the map since 1805

Federated Republic of Mexico · Gran Colombia · United Provinces of Central America · Bourbon Kingdom of France · Netherlands Antilles

Gone from the map by 1855

Gran Colombia · United Provinces of Central America · Bourbon Kingdom of France

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North America in other years

Other regions in 1830

The outlines are coarse and follow the Cliopatria dataset: borders before modern surveys are estimates, and a blank area means the data has no state on record there, not that nobody lived there. A state that changed hands during the year can appear together with its successor.