Subject: Re: caruthersville mo<br/>
Date: Nov 14, 2003 @ 03:18<br/>
Author: hilversum96 (&quot;hilversum96&quot; &lt;hilversum96@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1521801743">Missouri was admitted to the Union as part of the Compromise of 1820, <br/>
which established its southern boundary, and the extension of that <br/>
boundary, as the line between slave and free states. Someone who <br/>
owned enough land to influence the drawing of Missouri&#39;s boundaries <br/>
probably owned slaves as well. Maybe he was gambling that MO would <br/>
stay in the Union if slave states ever did secede.</div>