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on this site you see the phrase 'mason dixie line' what does that mean? is that counties? does it pertain to more then one area or state...just wondering. please...dont flame me for asking lol...im from california, and i never heard that before that i can recall.
This should get you started. As the article says, the term (it's Mason-Dixon line, BTW) was incorporated into debate on the Missouri Compromise to delineate which states allowed slavery and which did not.
Very true. Washington, D.C. and Baltimore are not considered southern cities nowadays.
In 1861 Baltimore was so southern that US troops from New England had a hard time passing through the city on the way to DC. US troops actually fired on pro confederate crowds in the city. Maryland was a hotbed of seccesionist sentiment, and the state actually held a secession vote. Your right however, Maryland and even N. Virgina are not considered the south today. They feel about as southern as Indiana does.
Yes, we can say Maryland has always been 100% southern, but that would be ignoring many parts of its history. Northern Virginia on the other hand has always been on the southern side until recently
In 1861 Baltimore was so southern that US troops from New England had a hard time passing through the city on the way to DC. US troops actually fired on pro confederate crowds in the city. Maryland was a hotbed of seccesionist sentiment, and the state actually held a secession vote. Your right however, Maryland and even N. Virgina are not considered the south today. They feel about as southern as Indiana does.
And in 1961, Baltimore was so Southern, it was segregated!
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