List of predecessors of sovereign states in North America

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independence in the early 19th century; Canada and many other island countries in the Caribbean Sea (most of them were British colonies) gained their independence in 20th century. Today, North America consists of twenty-two sovereign states with common government system being some form of presidential republic
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Sovereign state Predecessors
Antigua and Barbuda Colony of Antigua and Colony of Barbuda (1671–1816; 1833–1958) (part of the British Leeward Islands)
Part of the West Indies Federation (1958–1962)
Colony of Antigua (1962–1981) (Associated State since 1967)
 Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present) (Commonwealth realm)
Bahamas, The Colony of the Bahamas (1648–1717)
Colony of the Bahamas (1717–1973)
 Commonwealth of the Bahamas (1973–present)
Barbados Colony of Barbados (1625–1885) (part of the British Windward Islands)
Colony of Barbados (1885–1958; 1962–1966) (separated Crown colony)
Part of the West Indies Federation (1958–1962)
 Barbados (1966–present)
Belize British Honduras (1862–1973)
Belize (1973–1981) (British self-governing colony)
 Belize (1981–present) (Commonwealth realm)
Canada
Second World War
the term Dominion of Canada was also used)
Costa Rica Part of the Real Audiencia of Guatemala (1543–1609) (part of New Spain)
Part of the Captaincy General of Guatemala (1609–1821) (part of New Spain)
Part of the Mexican Empire (1822–1823)
Part of the Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1838)
Free State of Costa Rica (1838–1847)
First Costa Rican Republic (1848–1948)
 Second Costa Rican Republic (1949–present)
Cuba Part of the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo (1512–1607)
Captaincy General of Cuba (1607–1898)
United States Military Government in Cuba (1898–1902)
Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
 Republic of Cuba (1959–present)
Dominica Colony of Dominica (part of the British Leeward Islands 1871–1958) (1763–1958)
Part of the West Indies Federation (1958–1962)
Dominica (1962–1978) (Associated State since 1967)
 Commonwealth of Dominica (1978–present)
Dominican Republic
Haiti (1822–1844)
Dominican Republic (1844–1861)
Occupied by Spain (1861–1865)
 Dominican Republic
(1865–present)
El Salvador Part of the Real Audiencia of Guatemala (1543–1609) (part of New Spain)
Part of the Captaincy General of Guatemala (1609–1821) (part of New Spain)
Part of the Mexican Empire (1822–1823)
Part of the Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1841)
 Republic of El Salvador (1841–present) (before 1890 referred to as Republic of Salvador in English)
Grenada French Grenada (1649–1763)
British Grenada (1763–1958) (part of  British Windward Islands 1833–1958)
Part of the West Indies Federation (1958–1962)
British Grenada (1962–1974) (Associated State from 1967)
 Grenada (1974–present) (Commonwealth realm)
Guatemala Part of the Real Audiencia of Guatemala (1543–1609)
Part of the Captaincy General of Guatemala (1609–1821)
Part of the Mexican Empire (1822–1823)
Part of the Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1839)
 Republic of Guatemala (1839–present)
Haiti
with Dominican Republic annexed 1822–1844)
Second Empire of Haiti (1849–1859)
 Republic of Haiti (1859–present) (occupied by United States
1915–1934)
Honduras Part of the Real Audiencia of Guatemala (1543–1609)
Part of the Captaincy General of Guatemala (1609–1821)
Part of the Mexican Empire (1822–1823)
Part of the Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1838)
 Republic of Honduras (1838–present)
Jamaica Colony of Jamaica (1655–1962)
 Jamaica (1962–present) (Commonwealth realm)
Mexico Viceroyalty of New Spain (1521–1821)
First Mexican Empire (1821–1823)
Provisional Government of Mexico (1823–1824)
First Mexican Republic (1824–1835)
Centralist Republic of Mexico (1835–1846)
Republic of Yucatán (1841–1848)
Second Federal Republic of Mexico (1846–1863)
Second Mexican Empire (1863–1867)
 United Mexican States (1867–present)
Nicaragua Part of the Real Audiencia of Guatemala (1543–1609)
Part of the Captaincy General of Guatemala (1609–1821)
Part of the Mexican Empire (1822–1823)
Part of the Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1838)
 Republic of Nicaragua (1838–present)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Colony of Saint Christopher (1623–1882) and Colony of Nevis (1628–1882) (from 1833 part of  British Leeward Islands)
Colony of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1882–1958) (part of the  British Leeward Islands; Anguilla separated from 1882 to 1951)
Part of the West Indies Federation (1958–1962)
 Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1962–1983) (Associated State from 1967; Anguilla separated since 1980)
 Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–present) (officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis)
Saint Lucia Colony of Sainte Lucie (1674–1814)
Colony of Saint Lucia (1814–1958) (from 1838 part of the  British Windward Islands)
Part of the West Indies Federation (1958–1962)
Colony of Saint Lucia (1962–1979) (Associated State from 1967)
 Saint Lucia (1979–present) (Commonwealth realm)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Colony of Saint Vincent (1763–1958) (from 1838 part of the  British Windward Islands)
Part of the West Indies Federation (1958–1962)
Colony of Saint Vincent (1962–1979) (Associated State since 1967)
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present) (Commonwealth realm)
United States * Thirteen Colonies (1732–1776)

 Vermont Republic (1777–1791)
 Republic of West Florida (1810)
Republic of Indian Stream (1832–1835)
 Republic of Texas (1836–1846)
 California Republic (1846)
 Hawaiian Kingdom (1795–1893), Republic of Hawaii (1894–1898)
 United States of America (1776–present)

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