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Were Pancho Villa & the Villasitas socialists?	2
In the US Presidential Election of 1896, the Democratic Party nominated Arthur Sewall, an obscure shipbuilder from Maine with little to no experience holding public office, for Vice President. Why was such an unqualified & obscure nominee for VP chosen by the Democrats?	1
How much could it be said that the popish plot influenced English politics in the years following?	1
I’ve seen numerous comments, mostly on r/presidents, proposing that the children of Sally Hemmings & Thomas Jefferson were actually fathered by Randolph Jefferson, his brother. Are these claims believed by some historians, & is there evidence specifically pointing to Thomas Jefferson as the father?	1
Was there any contemporary reaction to the expulsion of the anarchists from the first international from outside the political left?	1
Witch trials/ hysteria in North America post 1692?	1
How accurate is CCK Philosophy’s “German Revolution” video series? Are there any historiographical or scholarly errors I should be aware of while watching it, & I are there any better places to get an accessible overview of it?	1
Why were many of the Lighthouses built between 1800-1850 built to poor standards?	1
How prevalent was antisemitism in the early years of the American republic (1780s-1830s)? Were there any laws that targeted or negatively affected the American Jewish population?	1
After the American Revolution, did anything substantially change for those living in the newly formed United States who weren’t merchants, Elites, or large plantation/landowners?	1

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