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it means in the southern part of the united states
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What was the imaginary line called that separated the southern states and the northern states?
The "Mason-Dixon" Line Not true, the Mason-Dixon line was used due to colonial disputes with the British colonies at about 1763
Is the city of Baltimore right on the Mason-Dixon line of 36-30 One has heard this often stated?
The Mason-Dixon line was defined as the line extending west from the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland. As Baltimore is located south of the Pennsylvania border, it is south of the Mason-Dixon line.
Is the mason dixon line by Illinois?
No. It is the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania.
What state are separated by the Mason Dixon line?
Mason and Dixon surveyed the border between Maryland and Penn's domain of Pennsylvania and Delaware State. This tour follows the southern border of Pennsylvania covered bridges in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. This is a tour of covered bridges, not of the Mason-Dixon line
All states that are below the Mason Dixon Line?
This answer is written as if looking at the Mason Dixon Line at the beginning of the Civil War. Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia (including the future West Virginia) Maryland Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri California Technically, the Mason-Dixon line simply established the boundary that cut between Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware. It came to symbolize the cultural divide between slave economies and free economies. At the time the line was drawn, however, slavery was legal in nearly all parts of the country. The Mason-Dixon Line is sometime confused with the line (36 degrees 30 minutes north) of the Missouri Compromise; that line was intended to limit the growth of slavery in the years leading up to the Civil War.
What line divided Pennsylvania and Virginia?
The Mason-Dixon Line is the boundary between Pennsylvania and Virginia. It was surveyed between 1763 and 1767 to settle a border dispute between the British colonies of Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Is it Mason-Dixie Line or Mason-Dixon Line?
It's Mason-Dixon.
What are the states below the Mason Dixon line?
Maryland and all the states south of it are south of the Mason-Dixon line. It was originally a line separating Pennsylvania and Delaware from Maryland and Virginia. This boundary was extended agreed in 1779. The line was named after George Mason and Jerimiah Dixon. These men had surved the line, thus the name "Mason -Dixon".
What was the imaginary line called that separated the southern states and the northern states?
The "Mason-Dixon" Line Not true, the Mason-Dixon line was used due to colonial disputes with the British colonies at about 1763
How many slaves lived below the Mason Dixon Line in 1790?
According to the 1790 US Census, 94% of US slaves lived south of the Mason-Dixon Line.
What marked the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland?
The Mason Dixon Line which has come to symbolize the cultural boundary between the Northern United States and Dixie.
How long is the mason-dixon line?
The Mason - Dixon Line is 233 miles long.
The Mason-Dixon Line was commonly seen to separate?
the mason-dixon line was commonly seen to separate what?
Is Arkansas a northern region?
It is more of a central state than a northern. It was south of the Mason Dixon line.
What are some of the natural borders of West Virginia?
the mason dixon line
Why is mason Dixon line important?
The Mason-Dixon was more important than just a border. Mason and Dixon drew this line to seperate the north from the south. It is a very important border.
Why is the mason dixon line important?
The Mason-Dixon was more important than just a border. Mason and Dixon drew this line to seperate the north from the south. It is a very important border.
