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That's because it's inaccurate. The Mississippi River flows through both Minneapolis and St. Paul; it doesn't divide them. Neither city is on one side only.
I still remember back in 2007 after the I-35W bridge collapse, all the national media outlets were referring to the bridge as connecting Minneapolis and St. Paul (both sides are Minneapolis in that spot), which of course made everyone in the Twin Cities collectively cringe.
Iowa, Arkansas, Missouri, Louisiana more west. Minnesota truly intermediate, but probably east (I'd argue more like eastern U.S. until you get to near Bismarck, ND, which is right on the bubble; Dickinson, ND and Rapid City, SD feel more Western).
~The American South.
~The South.
~The American Southeast.
~The Southeast.
To those of us from there, no doubt about it. It's southern/southeastern to the core.
There's nothing remotely western about them other than maybe Fort Smith, even then it's strictly in a historical context.
Iowa, Arkansas, Missouri, Louisiana more west. Minnesota truly intermediate, but probably east (I'd argue more like eastern U.S. until you get to near Bismarck, ND, which is right on the bubble; Dickinson, ND and Rapid City, SD feel more Western).
I would argue the exact opposite. Not only is Minnesota geographically the western-most, but also has the only wild bison population of the states on the list. It also has the most reservation land (namely the Ojibwe and Dakota peoples, which are more associated with the West), and if you travel Minnesota going from east to west, there's a definite change in climate and geography (elevation tends to increase the further west, plus the further west you go, it gets a bit drier and windier). The western portions of Minnesota aren't too dissimilar from the high plains of eastern Montana and Wyoming for instance.
I would argue the exact opposite. Not only is Minnesota geographically the western-most, but also has the only wild bison population of the states on the list. It also has the most reservation land (namely the Ojibwe and Dakota peoples, which are more associated with the West), and if you travel Minnesota going from east to west, there's a definite change in climate and geography (elevation tends to increase the further west, plus the further west you go, it gets a bit drier and windier). The western portions of Minnesota aren't too dissimilar from the high plains of eastern Montana and Wyoming for instance.
I don't agree that western MN looks like Eastern Montana
This question is a lot like asking: “Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado. Are they in the north or the south?” “Neither” is the only logical response. They are in the west. Period.
The states in the poll are neither in the East or the West. They are in the north, the Midwest and the south. Period. Why try to re-categorize things when the current description fits?
Most of the states being discussed have histories tied to the history of the eastern US. Their settlement and admission to the union was mired in the arguments of slavery state vs free state, they are states that have significant civil war histories. Missouri and Arkansas especially are heavily involved in the war. The civil war and the slavery debate is very eastern in its nature. The culture of those states is also more traditional as would be found in the east. Religiousness , socially conservatism and a respect of history and tradition are found in these states just as would be found in most eastern states. Western states in contrast are far more libertarian, more secular and less traditional.
This one is obvious. The states being discussed are green. Western states are not green. All of these states look eastern.
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