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Was there a reaction by Hindus to the discovery to the American Bison? Was there any debate about whether they qualified as sacred in the way that Indian buffalo were considered so?

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Why did New York become the cultural and economic hub of the US, rather than another prominent early city (eg Boston, Philadelphia, Charleston)

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Would an elected head of state such as the President of the French Republic or United States be accorded the same honors as a monarch when visiting European monarchies in the 19th/early 20th Century?

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Why did France not develop as the closest ally of the United States?

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How was Napoleon's imprisonment on St. Helena enforced?

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To what extent does the United States have a history of mediocre military leadership?

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If you could have two military commanders from history that never met fight a battle...

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I'm a middle-aged man living in the American Midwest. At what point in time would my buddies think I was a weirdo for using a muzzleloader as my deer rifle?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was there a reaction by Hindus to the discovery to the American Bison? Was there any debate about whether they qualified as sacred in the way that Indian buffalo were considered so?	306
Why did New York become the cultural and economic hub of the US, rather than another prominent early city (eg Boston, Philadelphia, Charleston)	125
Would an elected head of state such as the President of the French Republic or United States be accorded the same honors as a monarch when visiting European monarchies in the 19th/early 20th Century?	17
Why did France not develop as the closest ally of the United States?	6
How was Napoleon's imprisonment on St. Helena enforced?	6
To what extent does the United States have a history of mediocre military leadership?	4
If you could have two military commanders from history that never met fight a battle...	0
I'm a middle-aged man living in the American Midwest. At what point in time would my buddies think I was a weirdo for using a muzzleloader as my deer rifle?	0