Can you name the countries of the Americas in chronological order of independence? by Edelweiss

Can you name the countries of the Americas in chronological order of independence?

created by Edelweiss

Enter a country in the box below
Correctly named countries will show up below
Click any empty Year or Country to answer for that location
Source: CIA
The most recent formation of each country is used. The year that independence was declared is used. Independence can mean breaking off from one country or the dissolution of a union.
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Year	Country	Independence From
1776		United Kingdom
1804		France
1810		Spain
1811		Spain
1816		Spain
1818		Spain
1821		Spain
1822		Portugal
1825		Spain
1825		Brazil
1830		Gran Colombia
1830		Gran Colombia
1840		Federation of Central America
1840		Federation of Central America
1844		Haiti
1858		New Granada
1898		Republic of Central America
1898		Republic of Central America

Year	Country	Independence From
1898		Republic of Central America
1902		United States
1931		United Kingdom
1903		Colombia
1962		United Kingdom
1962		United Kingdom
1966		United Kingdom
1966		United Kingdom
1973		United Kingdom
1974		United Kingdom
1975		Netherlands
1978		United Kingdom
1979		United Kingdom
1979		United Kingdom
1981		United Kingdom
1981		United Kingdom
1983		United Kingdom
1819-1831	United Kingdom
1823-1838	United Kingdom
1831-1858	United Kingdom
1836-1846	United Kingdom
1838-1840	United Kingdom
1896-1898	United Kingdom

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New World in Order of Independence Quiz

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Created Apr 7, 2011 in History
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	orinj:	Apr 7th, 2011 at 05:12 GMT	4 points
	The one I missed is the one I live in. How shameful. Great quiz! I'd just like to mention that Newfoundland was independent for almost three decades - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_of_Newfoundland

	Newtoni:	Apr 7th, 2011 at 07:46 GMT	2 points
	This is a great quiz on its own, but to support Orinj, it'be interesting if you included the countries that no long exist, such as Newfoundland or the Julian republic, and especially the ones you have a sources of further countries: Gran Colombia and the Federation of Central America.

	Edelweiss:	Apr 7th, 2011 at 15:31 GMT	1 point
	Thank you for the comments! I've added all of the former countries that had (at least partial) international recognition as bonus answers. I didn't want to add them as full answers because it would get too confusing.

	balatjr:	Apr 7th, 2011 at 15:49 GMT	1 point
	Well, I shoulda got it, but I guess I don't feel too bad about not giving Colombia independence from the United States of Colombia. Still, great quiz.

	johnlk:	Apr 7th, 2011 at 16:57 GMT	-1 points
	I don't like using the year of declaration. Mexico remained Spanish until 1821, for instance.

	johnlk:	Apr 7th, 2011 at 17:01 GMT	1 point
	Also, Colombia became a country long before 1886, and Panama wasn't independent until 1903. Also, why on earth are Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador given 1898 as their date of independence?

	crazylegs:	Apr 7th, 2011 at 19:41 GMT	-1 points
	In Canada, we rarely even mention the year 1931 for having significance in our independence. Either 1867, when the British North America Act was passed (the usual date celebrated) or 1982, when we repatriated our Constitution and the Canada Act was passed, are usually used.

	Edelweiss:	Apr 7th, 2011 at 20:58 GMT	2 points
	I used the declaration dates because that seems to be standard on Sporcle. It appears that I confused seperate dates and countries with Colombia so that has been fixed. Thanks for pointing it out. 1931 is used for Canada because until then it did not have legislative control over itself until then. Thanks for the comments!

	AtomicIce:	Oct 30th, 2011 at 20:02 GMT	1 point
	1858 is the date of a name change, not of independence. That also isn't even the date the country started being called Colombia. From 1858 to 1863, it was the Granadine Confederation. Colombia didn't gain independence on either of those dates, only changed its name. That is like putting 1939 as the date Thailand gained independence from Siam, or 1975 when Benin became independent of Dahomey.