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I find myself in the Pamlico/Albermarle Sounds region during the 1750's. What kinds of people do I see living (or visiting) there?

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How did 18th century navy and military officers fasten swords and pistols on themselves when there aren't any obvious belts seen on their outfits from contemporary paintings?

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How long has this practice of placing cannons on top of coastal cliffs been around for by hauling a cannon up to the cliff suspended by a cable lashed to the base of a ship's mainmast?

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When did Colonial Americans start noticing the different species between similar looking reptiles, like crocodiles and alligators, coral snakes and scarlet kingsnakes, and water moccasins and water snakes?

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(Queen Anne’s War) Was the uprising against the growing French influence over Spanish affairs in Havana instigated because the uprisers were pro-Habsburg Spaniards living in Bourbon Spanish territory?

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What was the difference between a galleon, man o' war and a ship of the line in the early 1700's?

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What muskets did the British use before the Brown Bess (before 1722)?

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What would be the kill radius and maximum effective blast radius of a grenade used in the Golden Age of piracy?

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What do historians think of the 1706 book 'The Art of Sea-Fighting' by Robert Park?

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What was the cause of the Port Royal fire in 1703?

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I find myself in the Pamlico/Albermarle Sounds region during the 1750's. What kinds of people do I see living (or visiting) there?	3
How did 18th century navy and military officers fasten swords and pistols on themselves when there aren't any obvious belts seen on their outfits from contemporary paintings?	3
How long has this practice of placing cannons on top of coastal cliffs been around for by hauling a cannon up to the cliff suspended by a cable lashed to the base of a ship's mainmast?	3
When did Colonial Americans start noticing the different species between similar looking reptiles, like crocodiles and alligators, coral snakes and scarlet kingsnakes, and water moccasins and water snakes?	3
(Queen Anne’s War) Was the uprising against the growing French influence over Spanish affairs in Havana instigated because the uprisers were pro-Habsburg Spaniards living in Bourbon Spanish territory?	3
What was the difference between a galleon, man o' war and a ship of the line in the early 1700's?	3
What muskets did the British use before the Brown Bess (before 1722)?	3
What would be the kill radius and maximum effective blast radius of a grenade used in the Golden Age of piracy?	3
What do historians think of the 1706 book 'The Art of Sea-Fighting' by Robert Park?	3
What was the cause of the Port Royal fire in 1703?	3