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The Vice Presidency of the US has an inordinate fondness for major party candidates (Republicans and Democrats) from Indiana and New York, especially during the late 19th-early 20th century. New York I understand (big swing state), but why Indiana? Was this a conscious strategy, or just accidental?

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What were some of the effects of the "Golden Age of Fraternalism" in the US?

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What accounts for the Great Awakening(s) being such a persistent influence on American culture, and does the phenomenon seem to be unique to the US?

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The Anti-Masonic movement after the Morgan Affair occurred during the Second Great Awakening in the so-called "Burnt-Over district." How did those two trends interact?

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Was the Great Migration a reaction to lynching and the Jim Crow system in the Southern US? Or were economic reasons primary?

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Lasting effects of the "Golden Age of American Fraternity"

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When did the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party receive their name?

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Why the dearth of Pennsylvanians on the national ticket for US Presidential elections?

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What influence did immigrants to America who came back to their home countries have on their return?

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What in Roscoe Conkling's character made him a successful machine boss?

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The Vice Presidency of the US has an inordinate fondness for major party candidates (Republicans and Democrats) from Indiana and New York, especially during the late 19th-early 20th century. New York I understand (big swing state), but why Indiana? Was this a conscious strategy, or just accidental?	203
What were some of the effects of the "Golden Age of Fraternalism" in the US?	70
What accounts for the Great Awakening(s) being such a persistent influence on American culture, and does the phenomenon seem to be unique to the US?	8
The Anti-Masonic movement after the Morgan Affair occurred during the Second Great Awakening in the so-called "Burnt-Over district." How did those two trends interact?	5
Was the Great Migration a reaction to lynching and the Jim Crow system in the Southern US? Or were economic reasons primary?	4
Lasting effects of the "Golden Age of American Fraternity"	4
When did the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party receive their name?	1
Why the dearth of Pennsylvanians on the national ticket for US Presidential elections?	1
What influence did immigrants to America who came back to their home countries have on their return?	1
What in Roscoe Conkling's character made him a successful machine boss?	1