The Toledo War
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The Toledo War was a boundary dispute between Ohio and Michigan in the 1830s over a strip of land, resolved through a federal compromise where Michigan ceded the Toledo Strip to Ohio in exchange for the Upper Peninsula. The conflict, though largely bloodless, demonstrated the complexities of territorial disputes and highlighted the role of economic interests in shaping political decisions in the early United States.
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