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Maryland and all the states south of it are south of the Mason-Dixon line. It was originally a line separating Pennsylvania and Delaware from Maryland and Virginia. This boundary was extended agreed in 1779. The line was named after George Mason and Jerimiah Dixon. These men had surved the line, thus the name "Mason -Dixon".
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What was the boundary line between slave and free states in the East originally southern border of Pennsylvania?
The Mason-Dixon line.
Dixie are below the Mason-Dixie line?
Dixie is the southern states that made up the Confederate States of America. So yes they are below the Mason - Dixon line but only the 11 states (As far out as Texas) that fought for the confederacy. All states west of Texas that are below the line are not considered to be part of dixie.
What is the line between slave and free states?
mason Dixon line
How many slaves lived below the Mason Dixon Line in 1790?
According to the 1790 US Census, 94% of US slaves lived south of the Mason-Dixon Line.
How long is the mason-dixon line?
The Mason - Dixon Line is 233 miles long.
