Originally the first 13 colonies were land grants from the king or queen of England. New states were added when the territories had enough population to apply for statehood and the Senate and President agreed.
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Most states are divided into counties that are overseen by county commissioners. One state, Louisiana, is divided into parishes which operate in essentially the same way as counties.
One percent own the means of production. 99% have to work for a living.
The Mason &-Dickson line
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The Potomac divided the Confederacy from the Union, although Maryland was a slave-state, and so was DC at the beginning. The Ohio River divided the slave-states from free soil.