Western <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina" id="mwpA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> (now eastern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee" id="mwpQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a>) declares itself an independent state under the name of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Franklin" id="mwpg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="State of Franklin">Franklin</a>; it is not accepted into the United States, and only lasts for four years.