Honey War
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honey-war-199-1358996
title:
Honey War
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The Honey War was a bloodless territorial dispute in 1839 between Iowa Territory and Missouri over their border. The dispute over a 9.5-mile-wide (15.3 km) strip running the entire length of the border, caused by unclear wording in the Missouri Constitution on boundaries, misunderstandings over the survey of the Louisiana Purchase, and a misreading of Native American treaties, was ultimately decided by the United States Supreme Court in Iowa's favor. The decision was to affirm a nearly 30-mile
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1839 territorial dispute
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_War
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2024-02-13T18:10:45Z
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