Well, the Mason Dixon line was the first arbitrary, straight line on a map border in history. Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon plotted the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland using astrological navigation techniques, in the field, and had a crew of lumber jacks with them to physically cut the border through the wilderness.
Europe if it was colonized by the US
far too generous, there wouldnt be that many small states
Well, the Mason Dixon line was the first arbitrary, straight line on a map border in history. Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon plotted the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland using astrological navigation techniques, in the field, and had a crew of lumber jacks with them to physically cut the border through the wilderness.