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Is it known how Native Americans viewed the Civil War? Did tribes involve themselves in the conflict or were any forced to fight for a particular side?

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Why were 18th Century convicts from Britain shipped to Western Australia for punishment?

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Why did Norse exploration/colonization of North America stop in the early 13th century?

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Was the 2nd US President, John Adams, as influential in getting the likes of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington to support/lead the fight for American independence as the HBO show 'John Adams' suggests?

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Prior to the Prohibition what was drinking culture like?

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In the early days of cinema, outside of repeat viewing, were there ever attempts to steal film from a theatre for home viewing?

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How common were mass graves/burials for soldiers who died in large scale conflicts such as WWI and WWII?

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Theoretically, what would civilization look like in America today if European colonization had never occurred?

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Were all ancient nomadic tribes 'savage' and 'barbaric' or were the Huns merely an exception?

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Are there any concrete reasons as to why traditional Asian instrumentation and/or musical scales haven't widely been featured or used in 'mainstream' Western music?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is it known how Native Americans viewed the Civil War? Did tribes involve themselves in the conflict or were any forced to fight for a particular side?	160
Why were 18th Century convicts from Britain shipped to Western Australia for punishment?	26
Why did Norse exploration/colonization of North America stop in the early 13th century?	8
Was the 2nd US President, John Adams, as influential in getting the likes of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington to support/lead the fight for American independence as the HBO show 'John Adams' suggests?	7
Prior to the Prohibition what was drinking culture like?	6
In the early days of cinema, outside of repeat viewing, were there ever attempts to steal film from a theatre for home viewing?	4
How common were mass graves/burials for soldiers who died in large scale conflicts such as WWI and WWII?	4
Theoretically, what would civilization look like in America today if European colonization had never occurred?	1
Were all ancient nomadic tribes 'savage' and 'barbaric' or were the Huns merely an exception?	0
Are there any concrete reasons as to why traditional Asian instrumentation and/or musical scales haven't widely been featured or used in 'mainstream' Western music?	0