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title: "What was the status of Area 2 immediately prior to statehood? Independent Republic Spanish colony United States territory Part of Mexico"  
description: "What was the status of Area 2 immediately prior to statehood? Independent Republic Spanish colony United States territory Part of Mexico"  
author: "Rajib Ahluwalia"  
published: 2018-10-28  
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category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What was the status of Area 2 immediately prior to statehood? Independent Republic Spanish colony United States territory Part of Mexico 

What was the [status](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82225/what-s-your-mental-status) of Area 2 immediately prior to statehood? [Independent](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/98599/what-is-the-longest-river-in-the-commonwealth-of-independent-states) Republic [Spanish](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42860/was-columbus-treatment-of-the-people-of-santo-domingo-native-and-spanish-horrible-or-necessary) colony United [States territory](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42902/who-negotiated-to-gain-alaska-as-a-united-states-territory) Part of Mexico \
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