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[currency] How did Confederate currency work? Did they mint gold coins for foreign trade? Sliver coins for domestic use along with the paper bills? Did foreign markets accept the paper Confederate dollar?

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The German lead United Baltic Duchy’s flag was a black cross on a white field, Was this a direct call back to the Teutonic Order-States of Livonia and Prussia?

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Were there foreign military observers in the Mexican-American War? What did they think of both sides? Did the various European nations pick sides (at least early in the war? 1848 was a pretty crazy year in Europe.)

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Would your typical village blacksmith make his own iron and tools or would they by stock iron and tools at the local markets?(roughly 1200-1400ad England, France, Germany)

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Before the discovery of L’Anse aux Meadows in the 1960’s, What was the academic stance on the Norse discovery of the New World?

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Did the Romans patrol and build outposts beyond Hadrian’s Wall? Were these permanent or temporary?

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How did the Monastic Military Orders view each other, Colleagues or Rivals?

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What did Nobles and Knights hunting look like in Medieval Europe?

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Why was the German settlement of Prussia more successful than the German settlement of Livonia? Total assimilation vs at best 10% of the population in the 19th century?

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Were there any attempts by Medieval Jews to fight their own ‘Crusade’ and reestablish a Jewish Kingdom in the Holy Land, North Africa/Egypt, or on the European Frontier?

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[currency] How did Confederate currency work? Did they mint gold coins for foreign trade? Sliver coins for domestic use along with the paper bills? Did foreign markets accept the paper Confederate dollar?	17
The German lead United Baltic Duchy’s flag was a black cross on a white field, Was this a direct call back to the Teutonic Order-States of Livonia and Prussia?	17
Were there foreign military observers in the Mexican-American War? What did they think of both sides? Did the various European nations pick sides (at least early in the war? 1848 was a pretty crazy year in Europe.)	16
Would your typical village blacksmith make his own iron and tools or would they by stock iron and tools at the local markets?(roughly 1200-1400ad England, France, Germany)	16
Before the discovery of L’Anse aux Meadows in the 1960’s, What was the academic stance on the Norse discovery of the New World?	16
Did the Romans patrol and build outposts beyond Hadrian’s Wall? Were these permanent or temporary?	15
How did the Monastic Military Orders view each other, Colleagues or Rivals?	15
What did Nobles and Knights hunting look like in Medieval Europe?	15
Why was the German settlement of Prussia more successful than the German settlement of Livonia? Total assimilation vs at best 10% of the population in the 19th century?	15
Were there any attempts by Medieval Jews to fight their own ‘Crusade’ and reestablish a Jewish Kingdom in the Holy Land, North Africa/Egypt, or on the European Frontier?	15