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Question for US historians: If New Mexico was located past the Adam’s-Onis treaty line and wasn’t obtained by the US until later in the 1800s, why do most maps mark US territorial control as extending past that line and into New Mexico?

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Any good historical mysteries that we haven’t been able to solve, or funny historical stories?

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When did US military songs/cadences switch from inspiring soldiers to to insulting them?

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Question for US historians: If New Mexico was located past the Adam’s-Onis treaty line and wasn’t obtained by the US until later in the 1800s, why do most maps mark US territorial control as extending past that line and into New Mexico?	6
Any good historical mysteries that we haven’t been able to solve, or funny historical stories?	1
When did US military songs/cadences switch from inspiring soldiers to to insulting them?	1