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Why did slaveholders sign off on "all men are created equal"?

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Why did the US government refuse to support Chiang Kai-Shek after WW2, and was this a major cause of the victory of the Chinese Revolution?

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Did Americans end up repaying debts to British creditors after the revolutionary war?

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When the US ended convertibility of the dollar into gold, was there any fear that its value would collapse to zero?

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"Got in a little hometown jam, so they put a rifle in my hand." Who fought in Vietnam due to trouble with the law?

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Why did the Declaration of Independence focus so much on the King and so little on Parliament?

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Why did tea win out over coffee as the English beverage of choice?

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Why were so many courthouses burned in American Civil War?

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Has a consensus formed today on Keith Windschuttle's claims about Australian mistreatment of Aborigines supposedly being exaggerated?

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How militarised was maritime Indian Ocean trade before the Portuguese?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did slaveholders sign off on "all men are created equal"?	232
Why did the US government refuse to support Chiang Kai-Shek after WW2, and was this a major cause of the victory of the Chinese Revolution?	100
Did Americans end up repaying debts to British creditors after the revolutionary war?	84
When the US ended convertibility of the dollar into gold, was there any fear that its value would collapse to zero?	66
"Got in a little hometown jam, so they put a rifle in my hand." Who fought in Vietnam due to trouble with the law?	60
Why did the Declaration of Independence focus so much on the King and so little on Parliament?	53
Why did tea win out over coffee as the English beverage of choice?	40
Why were so many courthouses burned in American Civil War?	30
Has a consensus formed today on Keith Windschuttle's claims about Australian mistreatment of Aborigines supposedly being exaggerated?	29
How militarised was maritime Indian Ocean trade before the Portuguese?	27