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Why are the borders of some states straight and others crooked

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Answer: Borders of states are straight because of the unique history regarding them. Many of the boundaries of the political divisions of the United States were artificially constructed. There is also a public land survey system that is exclusively used on land that the US obtained after the Revolution.

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Because of The Public Land Survey System.

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This happened after the Revolution and land was claimed and inherited from the British.

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