September 08, 2024
In 1869 Alabama offered Florida $1 million to annex the portion of the panhandle that lies south of Alabama. While commissioners in Alabama and Florida both seemed pleased with the deal, it fell through because the governor of Alabama thought the price was too high.
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How the Border Between the United States and Mexico Was Established
Despite the acceptance by many Americans in the 1840s of the concept of Manifest Destiny, the future boundary between the United States and Mexico was anything but a foregone conclusion. So how and when was the U.S.-Mexico border established?
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