Which states were known as border states?
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states which border either mexico or canada, look at a map and you will clearly see which states they are
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Fairy tales, Roman Empire, British Empire, etc. considered themselves states.
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Probably war.  I think Texas is the only state that put into its terms of statehood that it has the right to secede.
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Delaware is known for being the 1st state. that's pretty significant I think. :)
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The treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, signed by Mexico and the US in 1848 laid forth the border as we see it today. How relevant it is kind of depends on our representatives and whether or not they sold out to Big Lettuce or not...
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In 1863, Congress designated the Idaho Territory with the erroneous understanding that Idaho was a Shoshone word meaning Gem of the Mountains. In spite of the misunderstanding concerning the origin of the name the state continues to be known as the “Gem State” and the “Gem of the Mountains”.
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Tenn was the last state to secede.\nVP for Abe Lincoln was a Tennessee man, Andrew Johnson.\n\nTenn was also the first to rejoin the Union.
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You might learn a lot from this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization\nI think the borders were more a part of the monarchy's decision to allow for different parties to control different areas as they gradually made their way on to the continent
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No, the boundaries aren't really visible, unless they are natural barriers such as rivers. People set the boundaries arbitrarily as the United States expanded west in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th century.
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I suppose you could research the history of each state - some borders are obvious (rivers), while others are lines of latitude and longitude. Once you get past that, there probably aren't many other reasons.
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It depends on if the state you are talking about was a state at the time.  If it wasn't then it would be Hawaii during WWII.  If yes than it would be when Pancho Villa attacked Texas in the early 1900's.  So it really depends on when this state became a state.
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at the moment only the good ol' USA is named United States.\nbesides the mexico example you mentioned, I don't know any others that were called United States in the past.
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Michigan had no battles.  Indiana only had Sherman's Raiders, which by your reasoning, didn't count as a battle.  Of all of the Northern states, only Pennsylvania had major action.\n\nConversely, every Southern state had military action, and in most cases, significant military action.  \n\nOf the border states, Maryland had significant military action at Sharpsburg, as Lee's army attempted the same action that would lead to the battle in Pennsylvania a year later at Gettysburg.
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Long history lesson here... Some states were the original united states original 13 colonies.. Other states were governed by other countries... France had Lousiana.. Spain had parts of what is now the united states. If i'm not mistaken I think Texas was the only state that was its own republic after fighting from indepence from Mexico.
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The four states are Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana.  Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake contained entirely within the United States; it's the only one that does not border Canada.\n\nAnother interesting thing about Lake Michigan is that back during the time of the Northwest Territory (which eventually became Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, and Minnesota), the politicians said the Michigan Territory was supposed to run eastward from the south end of Lake Michigan over to Lake Erie.\n\nIf that had held, Toledo would've been part of Michigan, and Indiana would have barely touched the lake.  Anyway, the Ohio and Indiana politicians were more powerful in Washington, so the Indiana border was moved ten or twenty miles north (giving it a real lakefront), and Toledo went to Ohio in exchange for what's now Michigan's Upper Peninsula (which otherwise would've been part of Wisconsin).\n\nI guess Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan all came out ahead, with Wisconsin being the sole loser in all this.
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Hi, \n\nThat would be national boundary!!\n\nThanks!!
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I'm not sure I understand your question, but... Known as "The Old Line State" and as part of the "Mason-Dixon Line", (because it was a Confederate state during the Civil War) Maryland has often been referred to as "Little America". There are mountains for hunting and skiing, ocean beaches for boating and swimming. Marshlands, rivers, creeks and streams. There's the Chesapeake Bay which was once known as a "natural protein factory" due to the abundance of fish, birds, crabs, oysters, etc. But if I've got that wrong, you could also check this web site http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localSearch.php?searchStr=&parseMethod=phrase&state=21&submit=Search