When the Allied States declared independence in January of 2007, six states (Texas, Arkansas, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma) seceded from the United States. The Allied States of America was known as "The Six States" by many people until Kansas, Colorado, and Northern California also seceded from the United States. Between December 2010 and May 2012, the Allied States received what was left of the United States' states, excluding Alaska, and six Canadian provinces and territories. Some states have been merged and all of them have been renamed, excluding Texas, Iowa, and Nebraska.