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The Quakers were the North American pilots of a peaceful, tolerant, enlightened society, and with a few horrible exceptions, managed to peacefully coexist with the native Americans for large periods of time. How much of an impact did they have on the United States?

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Did the introduction of horses in the Americas change the balance of power between hunter-gatherers and settled agriculturalists?

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Why were Spain and Portugal handed all of the new world by the pope? How well did the other powers respect his edict?

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Has ancient "Native American Philosophy" been passed down to the present intact? If so, how is it "used,"?

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Letters of marque were issued to hundreds of U.S. privateers during the war of 1812, and they captured 2,500 British merchant ships and severely damaged British trade. When and why did this effective means of privatizing war disappear?

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Portugal rounded the Cape of Good Hope and established an incredibly profitable spice trade in the Indian Ocean. What did that look like, in practice? Were they conquering islands as supply depots? Was the whole enterprise a giant money sink until they managed to actually reach India?

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Where and when did the idea of a "rules-based international order," come about? Did this essentially mean "don't invade other countries or meddle in their domestic politics?" If so, has the United States been the primary violator of this order since WWII?

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Did the idea of "catching" germs from others exist in Classical Greece and Rome?

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The Hungarians were famous for their light cavalry and horse archers. When the Mongols invaded Hungary with their own light-cavalry-based army, how did the Hungarian horsemen hold up?

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What honorific titles would be used to address members of the nobility before the medieval era?

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The Quakers were the North American pilots of a peaceful, tolerant, enlightened society, and with a few horrible exceptions, managed to peacefully coexist with the native Americans for large periods of time. How much of an impact did they have on the United States?	16	AskHistorians
Did the introduction of horses in the Americas change the balance of power between hunter-gatherers and settled agriculturalists?	16	AskHistorians
Why were Spain and Portugal handed all of the new world by the pope? How well did the other powers respect his edict?	16	AskHistorians
Has ancient "Native American Philosophy" been passed down to the present intact? If so, how is it "used,"?	15	AskHistorians
Letters of marque were issued to hundreds of U.S. privateers during the war of 1812, and they captured 2,500 British merchant ships and severely damaged British trade. When and why did this effective means of privatizing war disappear?	15	AskHistorians
Portugal rounded the Cape of Good Hope and established an incredibly profitable spice trade in the Indian Ocean. What did that look like, in practice? Were they conquering islands as supply depots? Was the whole enterprise a giant money sink until they managed to actually reach India?	15	AskHistorians
Where and when did the idea of a "rules-based international order," come about? Did this essentially mean "don't invade other countries or meddle in their domestic politics?" If so, has the United States been the primary violator of this order since WWII?	15	AskHistorians
Did the idea of "catching" germs from others exist in Classical Greece and Rome?	15	AskHistorians
The Hungarians were famous for their light cavalry and horse archers. When the Mongols invaded Hungary with their own light-cavalry-based army, how did the Hungarian horsemen hold up?	15	AskHistorians
What honorific titles would be used to address members of the nobility before the medieval era?	15	AskHistorians