the mason dixon line, once popularluy thought of as the boundary between the north and south, established the boundary between Maryland and what other state? that is the question please answer it!
2007-12-26 07:53:17 · 6 answers · asked by *bird* 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Washington, D.C.
The Mason Dixon line's original purpose was as a property line. It separated the property of the Penn family (present day Pennsylvania and Delaware) from the property of the Calvert family (Marlyand). The Calvert family claimed that Philadelphia was part of their property, and therefore Maryland. It's not a straight line as it has a right angle that travels south to the Trans-Peninsular Line, which forms the southern border of Delaware.
In the early 1800's, it was used to separate free states from slave states. Today it separates Maryland from Pennsylvania on the north and Delaware on the east.
2007-12-26 12:59:36 · answer #1 · answered by shoredude2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pennsylvania
2007-12-27 09:57:56 · answer #2 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pennsylvania
2007-12-26 08:00:48 · answer #3 · answered by Bunny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
New Mexico.
2007-12-26 08:37:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.exploretheline.com/images/linemap.jpg
2007-12-26 07:58:40 · answer #5 · answered by Warlof 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PA.
2007-12-27 08:08:28 · answer #6 · answered by nova_queen_28 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋