50 american states if natural borders like rivers or mountainranges were a thing.

also going for somewhat equal territory size

i would like it

There used to be a show called something like How the States got Their Shapes. It was interesting how much natural borders, railways, and private property influenced the shapes of the states

Viper · M

@SooperSarah yup, and how Chicago was in Wisconsin territory, but Illinois needed to claim more land and people so they could file for statehood and so claimed the southern 50 miles of Wisconsin territory so they could do so.

Also not in that show (that I remember), but the line between Maryland and Pennsylvania being disputed, as the Brittain person making the state claims screwed up...

Original, Philadelphia should of been in Maryland.... but when they battled, Maryland Governor made a power play and pissed up the British guy deciding and he then gave it to Pennsylvania, when he was supposedly leaning towards Maryland, before the power play (note, Maryland didn't now he was leaning towards Maryland and feared he was leaning towards Pennsylvania, which is why they made the power play).

But some of the biggest cities, almost ended up in different states.

Loretta78 · 46-50, F

The question is how the American Natives would see the thing with borders and states...