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What determined the allegiance of local elites at the outset of the English Civil War?

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Why did Britain concede the Northwest Territory to the US in 1783?

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Why didn't the Constitutional Convention adopt Jefferson's idea of a provision for the Constitution's "revision at stated periods" so each generation could rewrite the compact?

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Why did Congress never reduce the representation of States that barred African Americans from voting, as per 14th Amendment?

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Are there some sources in which Persephone's stay in Hades is for the cold, dark winter, and others in which it is for the hot, dry summer?

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Why were several expensive spices like nutmeg still found only in the Moluccas in the early modern period?

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How much of their African cultural heritage were African Americans able to preserve and transmit during slavery?

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Question about Apartheid in 'Born A Crime'

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How unique was medieval England's legal and political development?

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Did anybody in the colonial period in the Americas advocate barring further contact with Native Americans in order to save them from epidemics that would come with contact?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What determined the allegiance of local elites at the outset of the English Civil War?	7
Why did Britain concede the Northwest Territory to the US in 1783?	6
Why didn't the Constitutional Convention adopt Jefferson's idea of a provision for the Constitution's "revision at stated periods" so each generation could rewrite the compact?	6
Why did Congress never reduce the representation of States that barred African Americans from voting, as per 14th Amendment?	5
Are there some sources in which Persephone's stay in Hades is for the cold, dark winter, and others in which it is for the hot, dry summer?	5
Why were several expensive spices like nutmeg still found only in the Moluccas in the early modern period?	5
How much of their African cultural heritage were African Americans able to preserve and transmit during slavery?	4
Question about Apartheid in 'Born A Crime'	4
How unique was medieval England's legal and political development?	4
Did anybody in the colonial period in the Americas advocate barring further contact with Native Americans in order to save them from epidemics that would come with contact?	4