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Trivia Question and no internet looking-
What state was the last to succede from the Union?
It depends on what criteria is used as to whether or not Tennessee or North Carolina was the last to secede. Without looking it up to be sure (as per the rules! LOL), I am THINKING that Tennessee actually voted to secede earlier than North Carolina. BUT, that the former's ordinance of secession was dated to actually take effect LATER than was the case of North Carolinas.
Soooo, if we are going by the actual vote in the state legislatures, the last would be North Carolina.
If going by the date the ordinances actually took effect, the last would be Tennesee
OR...maybe it was the other way around. LOL
However, since only allowed one guess, I suppose I would go with Tennessee since, vote or not, it wouldn't count until actually in force.
texas is more than a state, at one time a country in its own right.
stephen s
san diego, ca
i don't understand this. how is it more than a state? does it yield more power than another state in the union? does it get any special treatment or privledges? why does it matter that it was once a country over 150 years ago?
To JDinBalt and Louisville (hey, ain't seen you in a while!).
If I may here, I think that y'all are actually arguing on the same side of the question!
If I read it right, although perhaps the wording may have been just a bit confusing, JDinBalt was saying that few would argue AGAINST Kentucky being in the South, even though it didn't join officially join the Confederacy. However, yes, the way it is worded "which few would argue is in the South" could be taken to mean few would argue it IS.
i don't understand this. how is it more than a state? does it yield more power than another state in the union? does it get any special treatment or privledges? why does it matter that it was once a country over 150 years ago?
I don't think anyone was doing anything other than making an observation in a somewhat proudly humorous vein. Why should that bother anyone? And why should it matter if it DOES matter to others it was once a seperate nation? And yes, now that you mention it, Texas does have the "special" right to divide itself into 3 - 5 states according to the annexation treaty with the United States.
I don't think anyone was doing anything other than making an observation in a somewhat proudly humorous vein. Why should that bother anyone? And why should it matter if it DOES matter to others it was once a seperate nation? And yes, now that you mention it, Texas does have the "special" right to divide itself into 3 - 5 states according to the annexation treaty with the United States.
where is this coming from? i'm just asking the OP of that statement to explain himself. i'm not bothered by it. defensive much?
I don't think anyone was doing anything other than making an observation in a somewhat proudly humorous vein. Why should that bother anyone? And why should it matter if it DOES matter to others it was once a seperate nation? And yes, now that you mention it, Texas does have the "special" right to divide itself into 3 - 5 states according to the annexation treaty with the United States.
I wonder if under this scenario, Texas can allow the area south of the Nueces River to go back to Mexico. I've never seen anything like it before. The only way I knew I was in the U.S. was that there were post offices occasionally that indicated to me as such. That's the wonder of Texas. Other than possibly New York, it's about the hardest area to define. Some areas are south, some southwest, others great plains, and like I said, the far south doesn't even feel like the U.S. at all.
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