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United States

polity · 1783 AD–present

United States, a polity recorded 1783 AD–present: 10 mapped boundaries, cited to 4 sources, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.

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Names

NameIn useLanguage
United States of America1783 AD–1814 AD—
United States1815 AD–1879 AD—
United States of America1880 AD–1913 AD—
United States1914 AD–present—

Recorded boundaries

PeriodControlConfidenceEvidenceNotes
1783 AD–1799 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1783 ADReligion: protestant.
1800 AD–1814 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1800 ADReligion: protestant.
1815 AD–1879 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1815 ADReligion: protestant.
1880 AD–1913 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1880 ADReligion: protestant.
1914 AD–1919 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1914 ADReligion: protestant.
1920 AD–1937 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1920 ADReligion: protestant.
1938 AD–1944 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1938 ADReligion: protestant.
1945 AD–1959 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1945 ADReligion: protestant.
1960 AD–1993 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1960 ADReligion: protestant.
1994 AD–presentadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1994 ADReligion: protestant.

Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.

Sources