Why did each of the United States get their boundaries where they did?

zbeckabee

You might need to search that state by state. Following link shows very clearly that it wasn't all that cut and dry. http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/48states.html Jul 19 06, 5:00 PM

Stargzr613

Many of the boundaries were determined by natural landmarks such as rivers or mountains. Jul 19 06, 9:32 PM

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