Pro-Trump Counties Vote to Secede from Illinois, Form New Red State - eviltoast
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    East Tennessee had for long had quarrels with the rest of the state. The culture and economic differences caused great strife between the regions. But it had railroads vital to connect VA with the rest of the south without going around the mountains.