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title: "Key West, FL briefly seceded from the US in 1982, in response to the US Border Patrol setting up roadblocks on all roads leading into and out of the Florida Keys. What did the new country call itself?"  
description: "Key West, FL briefly seceded from the US in 1982, in response to the US Border Patrol setting up roadblocks on all roads leading into and out of the Florida Keys. What did the new country call itself?"  
author: "tasman Johnson"  
published: 2018-03-11  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39912/key-west-fl-briefly-seceded-from-the-us-in-1982-in-response-to-the-us-border-patrol-setting-up-roadblocks-on-all-roads-leading-into-and-out-of-the-florida-keys-what-did-the-new-country-call-itself  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Key West, FL briefly seceded from the US in 1982, in response to the US Border Patrol setting up roadblocks on all roads leading into and out of the Florida Keys. What did the new country call itself?

Key West, FL briefly seceded from the US in 1982, in [response](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/23276/how-can-i-tell-if-request-response-is-available-in-application_error) to the US Border Patrol [setting up](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42870/what-was-the-main-debate-in-setting-up-colleges-and-universities-for-african-americans) roadblocks on all roads [leading](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/100394/5-iitians-who-made-india-proud-by-leading-the-world-s-biggest-companies) into and out of the Florida Keys. What did the new [country](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2337/vikram-s-the-country-s-first-privately-developed-rocket-will-launch-on-november-15) call itself?\
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