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In the 1864 Presidential Election, Lincoln won nearly every state, except Kentucky, where he lost to McClellan by 40 points. Lincoln won nearly 80% of votes in the Army, except in Kentucky, where McClellan won 70% of the Army vote. Why did Lincoln do so poorly in Kentucky?	3821
Reconstruction historian Mark Summers said in a lecture that there has been no solid estimate on the number of people killed during Reconstruction, but that it is "not a small number". Why has no historian been able to calculate the casualty toll of Reconstruction?	692
Andrew Jackson, known for his disdain for Native Americans and initiating the Trail of Tears, secretly adopted and raised an Indian son, Lyncoya. Jackson had him privately educated and hoped to send him to West Point. How widespread was knowledge of Jackson's Indian son, and was it controversial?	491
It is said that Rome was spared from the armies of Attilla when Pope St. Leo I met him outside the city and convinced him to turn back. What is the basis for this narrative, and what is known about the vontent of their meeting?	419
As many as 250,000 non-enslaved free blacks lived in the American South when the Civil War began. What kind of life did these people lead and what if any civil liberties did they have?	200
I'm a slave near the Confederate capital of Richmond. It's the Spring of 1865 and Richmond has fallen. How aware am I about the strategic importance of the city? Do I know the war will soon be over?	1
Why is there so little information on the Ouaddai War between the French Empire and the Wadai Sultanate?	1

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