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What did people in Europe call Americans before the term American was widely used?

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Westward Expansion: of all the contributing factors, what one thing led to the biggest influx of new settlers at once?

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Is there one thing the British could have done to nip the American Revolution in the bud? Basically stop it before it started?

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What are some things about the early 1900s that might have made folks nostalgic for the “classic old west” time period?

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Who are some good historical “bad guys” in England or France sometime between 1620 and 1750.

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Law Enforcement in the US in the 1820s/30s

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How common was a 50 dollar gold piece in 1820's United States? What would be the equivalent value in today's terms?

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Besides rhino horn and rabbits foot, what other animal parts have been used historically in medicines, potions, superstitions, alchemy, etc?

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Do Native Americans have a mythological creature associated with raising the dead?

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What would things have played out differently if the 1849 gold rush has happened 50 or so years earlier?

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What did people in Europe call Americans before the term American was widely used?	2
Westward Expansion: of all the contributing factors, what one thing led to the biggest influx of new settlers at once?	2
Is there one thing the British could have done to nip the American Revolution in the bud? Basically stop it before it started?	2
What are some things about the early 1900s that might have made folks nostalgic for the “classic old west” time period?	2
Who are some good historical “bad guys” in England or France sometime between 1620 and 1750.	1
Law Enforcement in the US in the 1820s/30s	1
How common was a 50 dollar gold piece in 1820's United States? What would be the equivalent value in today's terms?	1
Besides rhino horn and rabbits foot, what other animal parts have been used historically in medicines, potions, superstitions, alchemy, etc?	1
Do Native Americans have a mythological creature associated with raising the dead?	1
What would things have played out differently if the 1849 gold rush has happened 50 or so years earlier?	1