What Maine was to the New England states, Georgia was to the southern seaboard, with the difference that it was deeply touched by influences characteristically Western. Because of the traits of her leaders and the rude aggressive policies of her people, Georgia belonged as much to the West as to the South. From colonial times the Georgia settlers had been engaged in an almost incessant struggle against the savages on her border, and had the instincts of a frontier society.” —Frederick Jackson Turner1

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一个邪恶的联盟：南方和西方历史

缅因州之于新英格兰各州，乔治亚州之于南部沿海地区，不同之处在于它深受西方特有的影响。由于她的领导人的特点和她的人民粗暴的侵略政策，格鲁吉亚既属于西方，也属于南方。从殖民时代起，乔治亚定居者就一直在与边境上的野蛮人进行几乎无休止的斗争，并具有边境社会的本能。” ——弗雷德里克·杰克逊·特纳 1