The Mason-Dixon Line and the Delaware Wedge
- Episode aired Jan 23, 2013
- 8m
Suprise. The Mason-Dixon Line wasn't created to separate the North and South and divide "free" from "slave" states in the Misouri Compromise. It was created half a century earlier before the... Read allSuprise. The Mason-Dixon Line wasn't created to separate the North and South and divide "free" from "slave" states in the Misouri Compromise. It was created half a century earlier before the United States even existed. And it's not even a straight line. If you're wondering what i... Read allSuprise. The Mason-Dixon Line wasn't created to separate the North and South and divide "free" from "slave" states in the Misouri Compromise. It was created half a century earlier before the United States even existed. And it's not even a straight line. If you're wondering what it was really for, here's the story.