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Why did the Van Rensselaer family, which was once one of the most powerful families in New York, decrease in influence & power in the 19th century?
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In his 1831 introduction to his novel, “The Last of The Mohicans”, James Fenimore Cooper mentioned that indigenous peoples of the Americas were likely asiatic in origin, a hypothesis generally believed to be true today. When was this hypothesis first proposed?
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How accurate is Thomas Sowell’s essay “The Real History of Slavery”? Is it a legitimate & respected history of the practice of slavery?
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The golden age of piracy is generally seen as ending in the 1720’s when European navies began heavily cracking down on piracy. However, pirates such as Jean Lafitte were active as late as the 1820’s. how were pirates such as Jean Lafitte so active a century after the end of the golden age of piracy?
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On page 261 of “The Last of the Mohicans”, The James Fenimore Cooper writes “Duncan, who knew that the animal (a bear) was often domesticated among the Indians…”. Were bears really domesticated/ tamed by indigenous tribes?
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“The American People”, a US history textbook intended for high school students written by one William A. Hamm in 1938, claims that the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was “Not a true depiction of slave conditions”. Was, & if so, in what way, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” an inaccurate depiction of American Slavery?
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[WP] You are an ageless immortal. Sometime during the Middle Ages, you accidentally killed a king so obscure even most scholars haven’t heard of him. To this day, 1500 years later, you are still being hunted & chased by the king’s immortal son, who has been seeking revenge ever since.
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What actually is “Pop History”, & what are some common examples of “Pop History” that I should avoid?
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