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States in the west used arbitrary latitude and longitude lines for borders because many of the areas had not been thoroughly surveyed. In the east, borders were made to include villages and geographic features. For example, part of the border between Massachusetts and New Hampshire is defined as giving Mass. all of the land within a certain distance of a major river, making a very jagged line.

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