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Jul 1 2010

The impermanence of paper money was matched by the impermanence of the bank [...] »

Jul 1 2010

Was the antebellum period the height of reform movements in U.S. history? [...] »

Jul 1 2010

Historians argue over whether the Founding Fathers' knowledge of Native [...] »

Jul 1 2010

Young people in their teens were not thought of as a distinct group, but as [...] »

Jul 1 2010

Native American women restricted their activity and took care with their [...] »

Jun 25 2010

How do you pronounce (and spell) Conococheague and how do we know?

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Jun 24 2010

Their differing philosophies of government set the stage for the permanent [...] »

Jun 24 2010

How citizenship determines eligibility for the U.S. presidency.

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Jun 22 2010

What does fundamentalism mean and how has that meaning changed over time? [...] »

Jun 22 2010

Were the great fires of 1845 the result of arson or accident?

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