Instead of suits against the one - time slave states, one could turn to the descendants of the owners of slaves, and sue them. (firstthings.com)
Savage explained to him that if the South won the war, they intended to form a new Republic, the «Golden Circle,» which would form a powerful association of slave states as far north as the Mason - Dixon line and south to Mexico and Central America. (bookbrowse.com)
That cultural chasm grew deeper as the territories of Kansas and Nebraska were settled, sparking a struggle for their future as slave states or free states. (abajournal.com)