States like alabama, georgia, and south carolina are considered to be "below the mason-dixon line." this means that they are a) located in south america. b) in the southern hemisphere. c) the most southern point in the world. d) in the southern part of the united states.

The correct answer is D. States like Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina are considered to be "below the Mason-Dixon line." This means that they are in the southern part of the United States.

Explanation:

Since the end of the US war of independence, the Mason-Dixon line was the dividing line between the northern abolitionist states and the slave states of the South, until the Missouri Compromise passed in 1820 that moved the boundary at latitude 36 ° 30 'North (southern border of Missouri) for the territories of the former French Louisiana, purchased in 1803.

Even after the war, this border remained a strong symbol of cultural division between the states of the South and the North. John Fitzgerald Kennedy built a highway crossing the line that now bears his name. In use, it now represents the formal demarcation between the North and the South of the United States.

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