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1. Michigan and Ohio State have a long rivalry in football, but the fight between the two states started in 1835 over one city on the border. Ohio ultimately won. What city were they fighting for?
2. In 1849, Mormon pioneers originally proposed a state that would have included parts of present day southern California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, and Oregon. What was this state called?
3. During the American Civil War, one of the southern states that seceded from the Union broke into two parts - one siding with the Union, the other becoming part of the Confederacy. Which state was created when this happened?
4. If you thought US state borders were set, you might be surprised to know that Georgia and Tennessee had argued about their border in 2013. Historically, why has this border dispute been so important to Georgia?
5. The historic Mason-Dixon line, completed in 1767, line forms part of the border of which of these states?
6. These two states faced off in a border dispute called the "Honey War" in the 1830s.
7. Five U.S. states and four Canadian provinces all have a border on what line?
8. The USA has bought land from other countries several times to form the country's modern borders. In terms of square miles, which purchase was the largest?
9. Using the Mississippi River and latitude lines as borders for one state has created a peninsula that belongs to that state, but by land is only connected to Tennessee. What is this place called?
10. State borders have been disputed many times over the years - many going all the way to the US Supreme Court before being settled. Which of these US states has NOT been part of a US Supreme Court ruling on borders?
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