California and Oregon.
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There were 16 free states
There were 69 states in 1880
Alaska
The U.S. includes all 50 states and the territories. A U.S. territory is a place under the governance and protection of the U.S., but not a state. Alaska and Hawaii, and many other states, were U.S. territories before they became states.
38 states and 9 territories.