The US Guano Islands Act of 1856
(Your ticket to riches!)
How’d you like to have your own island? Note that I didn’t say, “your own country” like Sealand. You will still be subject to US laws.
On the plus side, though, the US Navy will protect your island. The Guano Islands Act of 1856 is still on the books. Even though slavery was tearing the country apart, a Civil War was looming, and a US Senator was beaten …