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Wouldn’t it be cool if we had a 51st state?? Or we could have 52 if we wanted to make it even !
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Anonymous 4w

DC and Puerto Rico

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Anonymous 4w

We could just split our most populous state, California, into two states

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Anonymous 4w

We could do this if we had north, south, east and west Dakota

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Anonymous 4w

37 states NOW

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Anonymous 4w

I’m not trying for inflammatory or edgy. But one of the Mexican border states would be a likely candidate for a US state. I’m not singling out one in particular, rather it’s important to point out that those border regions have been better connected into the US than they are to Mexico DF.

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Anonymous 4w

Guam and the virgin island

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 4w

baja california probably wouldn’t be too bad

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 4w

Puerto Rico and Greenland !

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

Greenlanders overwhelmingly do not want to be American. It is unacceptable to deny their wishes.

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 4w

We should colonize Quintana Roo. Cancun was built for American tourists. You didn’t even need a passport until 2007 💀

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 4w

Baja seems likely. My personal guess would be Sonora.

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 4w

At one point the Yucatán attempted to become an American state. Like Texas, Yucatán had declared itself independent from Mexico. It was ruled by a mestizo ruling class, and was dealing with massive rebellions from the indigenous Maya. In desperation, Yucatán asked to join the USA in 1847. A bill passed the U.S. house but failed in the senate. The Yucatán elite would ask for British help, an eventually give up and rejoin Mexico in exchange for assistance putting down the rebellion.

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 4w

Oh shit that’s actually wild

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 4w

Something similar happened with the Dominican Republic in 1869, which was terrified of being invaded by Haiti. It was seen as a part of the Monroe doctrine and a place for free African Americans to move too. It faced varied opposition. White racists did not like mestizo people becoming US citizens. Meanwhile progressives like Charles Sumner opposed US imperial expansion. It got a tie vote in the senate rather than the 2/3 needed to approve it.

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 4w

Yesss Chuck sumner totally broke with the Grant administration over this — Grant wanted it ostensibly as a refuge for former slaves, Sumner was very critical of US imperialism. He actually broke up with his best friend(?) over this who was the founder of the Perkins Institute for the Blind (and the husband of Julia Ward Howe who wrote the Battle Hymn of the Republic)

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Anonymous replying to -> navyblue_palms_up 4w

Oh neat I hadn’t heard about that personally stuff

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 4w

I’ve been reading up on mid 18th century Bostonians lol

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