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What is “Marxist history”, and how does it differ from other ways of interpreting history? Is it common among academics?

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According to Jon Butler "on the eve of the American Revolution only about 15 percent of all of the colonists probably belonged to any church". Is this a good estimate? How important was religion in early America, and how did Americans think about Christianity?

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Did the ancient Greeks believe that the gods disguised themselves as mortals? Or possesed people?

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How do you measure the effectiveness of vaccines without a controlled experiment?

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How did the founder's attitude towards a standing army change in the early years of the United States?

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Have sheep and goats always been a less popular food source in the United States?

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Why was the US bill of rights not originally incorporated against state governments when the supremacy clause explicitly states states that the Constitution supersedes any state law? And why did the Supreme Court change it's position on this throughout the 20th century?

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Do historians have multiple specialties? If you only had one focus in school, how do you develop a second specialty unrelated to your first?

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Did the United States create the modern form of separation of powers? What is the history of the division of powers in government?

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Why do you feel the effects of being drunk more when you move your head vs standing still?

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What is “Marxist history”, and how does it differ from other ways of interpreting history? Is it common among academics?	230	AskHistorians
According to Jon Butler "on the eve of the American Revolution only about 15 percent of all of the colonists probably belonged to any church". Is this a good estimate? How important was religion in early America, and how did Americans think about Christianity?	7	AskHistorians
Did the ancient Greeks believe that the gods disguised themselves as mortals? Or possesed people?	5	AskHistorians
How do you measure the effectiveness of vaccines without a controlled experiment?	5	askscience
How did the founder's attitude towards a standing army change in the early years of the United States?	3	AskHistorians
Have sheep and goats always been a less popular food source in the United States?	3	AskHistorians
Why was the US bill of rights not originally incorporated against state governments when the supremacy clause explicitly states states that the Constitution supersedes any state law? And why did the Supreme Court change it's position on this throughout the 20th century?	2	AskHistorians
Do historians have multiple specialties? If you only had one focus in school, how do you develop a second specialty unrelated to your first?	2	AskHistorians
Did the United States create the modern form of separation of powers? What is the history of the division of powers in government?	1	AskHistorians
Why do you feel the effects of being drunk more when you move your head vs standing still?	1	askscience