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John G Douglas <[log in to unmask]>
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John G Douglas <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:01:14 -0500
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Isn't "English North" and "Scottish South" a little simplistic?

>One theory:
>
>To add to the collection of REASONS for the war, try this! Some think it was
>a continuation of battles in Europe which had been ongoing for centuries. The
>English, with their red, white and blue flag, battled the Scottish Highlanders
>who had chosen a flag with blue field and white St. Andrew's cross. The
>English
>migrated to the North and New England while the Scots migrated to the South
>and the Appalachian and Blue Ridge Mountains.Soon they were at it again
>in the great Civil War.

--John

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