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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

31. How did West Virginia get this shape?


Answer: Many answers

 



















 

·        Red: The Mason-Dixon Line

·        Purple: Maryland’s charter had claimed the area north of Potomac River leaving the area below it to Virginia.

·        Orange: Virginia approved Kentucky County could separate from Virginia and create their own state. This created the border between Virginia and Kentucky.

·        Green: Virginia gave up land west of the Ohio River. This included territories of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.

·        Blue: The western counties of Virginia that had separated during the Civil War created the eastern boundary for the state.
  • Yellow: Western border of Maryland


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