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To: RinaseaofDs

In fact, shortly after Iowa became a state, Missouri and Iowa nearly had a shooting war over a border dispute. The Missouri and Iowa militia were called up. The Missouri militia had to rob a general store for supplies to deploy. The only thing that prevented war between the states, was the commander of the Missouri militia decided that he would not shed blood over an issue that should be decided in Congress, not on the battlefield.


10 posted on 11/17/2022 6:56:50 AM PST by quikstrike98 ( )
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To: quikstrike98
Didn't Michigan and Ohio almost go to war over their border (the strip of land which includes Toledo)?

The upshot was that Ohio lost.

22 posted on 11/17/2022 7:55:36 AM PST by Verginius Rufus
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