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During the US ownership of the Philippines, were people born there considered US citizens by birthright? If so, what happened to them after independence if their children would also have been citizens?

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Many years ago I was told by a librarian that a free black person (pre Civil War) could have his papers torn up, be kidnapped, and be sold into slavery

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Why did the Spanish Empire tend to enslave native people while the British Empire did not?

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What is the largest island which a person has completely swam around?

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Is there any definitive number of states in the Holy Roman Empire at its peak? Or is the number too huge to be sure of?

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Were there ever efforts to turn written Chinese into a phonetic system?

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If King Ferdinand II of Aragon had dressed in peasant garb, then went to a regular Spanish village without an entourage, would he be recognized by ordinary citizens?

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During the US ownership of the Philippines, were people born there considered US citizens by birthright? If so, what happened to them after independence if their children would also have been citizens?	12
Many years ago I was told by a librarian that a free black person (pre Civil War) could have his papers torn up, be kidnapped, and be sold into slavery	8
Why did the Spanish Empire tend to enslave native people while the British Empire did not?	5
What is the largest island which a person has completely swam around?	2
Is there any definitive number of states in the Holy Roman Empire at its peak? Or is the number too huge to be sure of?	1
Were there ever efforts to turn written Chinese into a phonetic system?	1
If King Ferdinand II of Aragon had dressed in peasant garb, then went to a regular Spanish village without an entourage, would he be recognized by ordinary citizens?	1