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American Civil War- how did the Confederacy collect taxes and buy equipment, given that they had a new and possibly unreliable currency?

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Spear launchers like the atlatl were used by hunters pursuing ice age megafauna. Is there any historical record of something similar used in warfare?

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How seriously are Thomas Sowell's ideas about a Scotts-Irish origin for African American culture taken?

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American Civil War- how did the Confederacy collect taxes and buy equipment, given that they had a new and possibly unreliable currency?	3
Spear launchers like the atlatl were used by hunters pursuing ice age megafauna. Is there any historical record of something similar used in warfare?	2
How seriously are Thomas Sowell's ideas about a Scotts-Irish origin for African American culture taken?	1