Solutions to these difficulties came slowly, and were not completely resolved when the territory gained statehood as part of Alabama in 1819.

The territory gained notoriety as a place of exile for prisoners of State.

In 1960 the territory gained independence and merged with former British Somaliland.

We were given orders to clear the woods, secure the territory gained, and then hold ourselves ready for the decisive advance on Warsaw.

A number of seceded territories even gained imperial immediacy, while others only changed their liege lord on the occasion.

In 1949, the territory gained its first representative in the Parliament, although at first with limited speaking and voting rights.

The territory gained independence from South Africa in March 1990.

He had earlier served as high sheriff of Maine in 1806, before that territory had yet gained state status.

Some territories have gained independence during the 21st century.

From 1956 to 1992, the number of her realms varied as territories gained independence and some realms became republics.