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| Native Americans in the U.S. after colonization | 11/18/2008 |
Q: Please give me a brief overview of the history of Native Americans in the U.S. after colonization ...
A: This question is overly broad and any generalization that might be made that would fit into the ...
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| RE: Jamestown and Williamsburg Virginia | 8/26/2008 |
Q: Oh okay. I know you don't do homework question but do you have any book recommendation for this ...
A: Before I could begin to give you a recommendation, I would need to know approximately what you were ...
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| History | 8/24/2008 |
Q: Do you know anything about how the French treated the Native Americans prior to 1750 compared to how ...
A: A very brief answer to a very complex subject. The British generally viewed the native americans as ...
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| english | 8/20/2008 |
Q: can you tell me the disadvatages of british rules in colonies please
A: This is outside my area of expertise, however if you will take a quick look at the declaration of ...
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| Marshals of Indiana | 7/30/2008 |
Q: My grandfather always used to talk about his grandfather who was the only marshal that didnt carry a ...
A: I truly wish I could answer this question by giving you some additional information or confirmation, ...
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| Native Americans and Boston and New York City | 7/21/2008 |
Q: I am an adult student taking an online English class. We had to read a poem titled "On the Amtrak ...
A: I wish I could give you some direction on this question. but the question is just too broad to ...
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| old west SLANG | 11/24/2007 |
Q: IN THE TV SERIES "DEADWOOD" THYE OFTEN REFER TO PEOPLE AS "HOOPLEHEADS" WHAT DOES THIS TERM MEAN? ...
A: It is impossible to prove the negative, but we suspect this is not "old west slang" We know of no ...
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| flag | 11/16/2007 |
Q: Im coordinating a civil war reenactment. Iv look both online and in libraries but I cannot find ...
A: Wish I could give you a good answer but I don't have one. However, I suspect that for your purposes, ...
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| federalist papers & Native American Political systems | 11/9/2007 |
Q: I know it is not exactly your area, but have you heard anything about Native American political ...
A: It has been a while since I last visited this subject, but here goes. The political structure to ...
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| Native Americans | 10/20/2007 |
Q: When did Native Americans first turn hostile to invading Europeans? Was there ever any hostility ...
A: When did the Native Americans first turn hostile? The question remains unanswered over what ...
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| The Big Fours | 9/28/2007 |
Q: I've done alittle reseach already but i coundnt find much information. What was there legacy.
A: Depending on the timeline in history The Big Four were the Allied leaders who met at the Paris Peace ...
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| Indians! | 9/27/2007 |
Q: can you help me with this question I have? The indians used their environment to the fullest. Do you ...
A: The subject of native americans and the environment is one that fascinates me. I believe that we ...
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| Indian War Medal | 9/25/2007 |
Q: I have a medal that was presented to Neil Erickson at the Missouri Camp for Indian War Veterans. How ...
A: It would appear that sales of medals awarded by the us government is not legal. ...
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| U.S. History | 9/17/2007 |
Q: Which happened first please. -The treaty of Ghent ended the war of 1812 -Andrew Jacksons army ...
A: This could be a "trick" Question. The negotiators approved the Treaty of Ghent December 24, 1814. ...
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| U.S. History | 9/17/2007 |
Q: John Quincy Adams was elected by who?
A: John Quincy Adams was elected by ... After the elections of 1824 no one had a majority of either ...
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| us history | 9/16/2007 |
Q: how did the experience of the Navajo weaken the argument of some government officials that the best ...
A: I cannot begin to address all of the specific issues related to the basically failed policy of ...
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| enlightment | 9/14/2007 |
Q: how did the enlightment and the great awakening help lead the colonists to question britain's ...
A: The great awakening brought new forms of religiosity and with them also a change in how people ...
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| Native Americans | 9/13/2007 |
Q: What was the result of the refusal of some Native Americans to hand over more land to the ...
A: In many instances there was some form of treaty negotiated. Often not with the individuals occupying ...
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| Oklahoma's history | 9/12/2007 |
Q: what was call "lake of white water" by an early explorer
A: I suspect you refer to the salt flats and other salt springs located in the vicinity of Cherokee, ...
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| American Government | 8/16/2007 |
Q: name the only state in the continental United States that only shares a border with one other state. ...
A: Main shares only a border with New Hampshire. Alaska however is in a strict sense continental ...
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| Dakota Indian Wars - mass execution in 1862 | 12/10/2006 |
Q: My name is Jeff Kogler and I am from Australia. I have a question. From my reading I saw that one ...
A: You are no doubt familiar with the story and how there were about 300 originally scheduled for ...
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| u.s. history/statehood/order | 12/8/2006 |
Q: what determined the order of statehood as to why states were given statehood.Was it regional, ...
A: Essentially statehood was granted as states became populated and "organized." The constitution is ...
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| history | 11/7/2006 |
Q: what is the main cause of bacon's rebellion: resentment felt by backcountry farmers, governor ...
A: Although historians have for a long time considered that the rebellion was the first stirring of ...
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| history | 10/18/2006 |
Q: How much was a pack of ciggaretts 1961?
A: Interesting question. The price depended on where the cigarettes were purchased with different ...
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| any skirmishes in edmond okla/specifically around what is now a Sandy Lane address | 9/5/2006 |
Q: My brother lived at 12935 Sandy Lane, Edmond Okla, while clearing some land he unearthed a cannon ...
A: I am sorry I cannot provide you with any likely origin for that munition. Certainly you are in the ...
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| American History | 8/24/2006 |
Q: 1. DISCUSS THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN SHAPING NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY DURING THE COLONIAL ERZ. WHY DID NEW ...
A: Unfortunately this is a rather long detailed question with four parts, each of which would require ...
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| nez perce wars | 7/29/2006 |
Q: In the 1970's I read a book about a mountain man who married a nez perce squaw and was with the nez ...
A: The name Nez Perce is a "handle" given to them by supposedly the Lewis and Clark expedition and is ...
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| National Indian Wars | 6/26/2006 |
Q: I have also found out that when he died (approx 1933-1934) he was in his mid 80's, so he would have ...
A: It may be difficult to run down a lot of information about your uncle but ...
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| National Indian Wars | 6/26/2006 |
Q: The medal has a top medal piece that says 'VETERAN' and is connected to the medal on the bottom by a ...
A: I am sure you treasure the medal as well you should. I can give you some information about the ...
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| general custer | 5/3/2006 |
Q: Was general custer responsible for the defeat of the seventh cavalry at the little big horn river?
A: Clearly from almost any standpoint, Custer was responsible for the loss of his command. There is ...
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| Immigrants in US | 3/21/2006 |
Q: Please help, Daniel. I am looking for the locations and nationalites of major immigrant communities ...
A: I probably can't be of much help on this but here goes (Some of this depends on your definition of ...
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| Word origin | 1/29/2006 |
Q: Is "Cibolo" a Native American word for buffalo? From what people and language does the word ...
A: Cibolo is the Spanish word for bison, thus buffalo. There is an early reference to the term with ...
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| Moving West | 1/9/2006 |
Q: I wanted to know, What if anything might the Americans moving West have done differently to avoid ...
A: How might I take your home, your livelyhood and destroy what you have known all your life and make ...
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| native culture | 12/18/2005 |
Q: I have a romantic view of native/first nations cultures; what do you think were their greatest ...
A: I apologize for taking so long to reply. You ask a difficult question and one that is in many ...
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| Indian War Medicine | 10/19/2005 |
Q: I'm trying to get a real understanding of what period firearms were capable of in terms of wound ...
A: I'm sorry I have taken so long to get back to you on this. I've been looking for some good clear ...
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| 13 colonies | 9/19/2005 |
Q: i had read somewhere that the original 13 colonies were purchased (legitimately) from native ...
A: Wherever you read that, I hope you will forget it and read instead Helen Hunt Jackson "A Century of ...
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| plains Indians Wars post Civil War | 9/18/2005 |
Q: How did the document Manifest Destiny affect the Indian Wars of the Plains Indians post Civil War?
A: I am not sure that Manifest Destiny can be called a document. Manifest Destiny is a phrase that ...
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| world war 1 questions
hi,... | 9/11/2005 |
Q: world war 1 questions hi, i am taking history class and didnt get this... What were the significant ...
A: First off, read the text assigned. Significant factors may depend on who says they are important. ...
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| Aggressors | 7/23/2005 |
Q: P. Siemers, In the conflicts you have studied, do you get a sense of who was usually the ...
A: All generalizations are untrue, including this one. That said, It has been my experience that the ...
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| Indian wars 1870-1874 | 4/17/2005 |
Q: I was browsing the internet for information regarding the indian wars between the years 1870 and ...
A: Mike, I am in sympathy with you in your attempt to pin down the information about your gg ...
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| jfk | 4/15/2005 |
Q: The fact that JFK was assisnated is the masin reason his reputation grew in the years after 1663 is ...
A: Not exactly related to 19th century indian wars, but I will answer. Yes, it is true that the ...
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| United states History/ Native Americans | 4/9/2005 |
Q: The buffalo was extremely important to the Native Americans of the ? A) Eastern woodlands B) ...
A: Obviously the buffalo was a staple of the plains.However it has been estimated that there were sixty ...
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| Elliot West's book The Contested Plains | 3/28/2005 |
Q: When and how did horses transform Cheyenne society and tribal visions of life on the Great Plains? ...
A: Without giving you an approximate date, horses quite simply gave the plains peoples a means to move ...
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| Indians | 11/28/2004 |
Q: What is the significance of an Indian male wearing his hair in a braid? Is it a respect thing for ...
A: This is one of those questions that can probably be answered a. yes b. no c. all of the above. ...
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| can you give me at least one... | 11/18/2004 |
Q: can you give me at least one to three ideas about these events that took place during this era? ...
A: 1941 Manhattan Project begins Project developed atomic bomb. Perhaps as important for the complexity ...
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| history | 11/18/2004 |
Q: During First Intifada what did the USA or other states do to try to defuse the situation and as the ...
A: Definitely outside my area of expertise. First Intifada ran from approximately 1987- 1991 or perhaps ...
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| mountain men | 10/28/2004 |
Q: who was the first mountain man,i'm having a hard time with this question because i cant find ...
A: There probably isn't a "first" John Jacob Astor started the American fur company 1808 and it could ...
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| detterence | 10/25/2004 |
Q: I have one more question. Can u tell me what r the key varibales in thinking about deterrence ...
A: If I had a reasonably accurate answer to that question, I would be in very high demand. I believe ...
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| US Casualties | 10/22/2004 |
Q: Sorry, just have to add one more thing quick question. Was the purpose of Indian war cries to ...
A: First the easy part (I think) Although I have never done any study into the purpose of the war cry, ...
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| i'm an exchange student from the Asia and i want to know u s history better | 10/22/2004 |
Q: who is the British agent involved in Bendict arnold's treason plot?
A: British Major John André was one of the most famous prisoners of the Revolutionary War. A favorite ...
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| US Casualties | 10/20/2004 |
Q: Follow up question... Not really a question but an addition to your arsenal in retrospect to the ...
A: The rainbow effect was an interesting effect during the fetterman massacre on December 21, 1866. It ...
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| US Casualties | 10/19/2004 |
Q: I've read from different forums (HistoryChannel.com) that the Indians nostalgically beat the white ...
A: You pose an interesting question and one that I suspect might not adequately be addressed by a ...
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| indians | 10/16/2004 |
Q: Do they run their own government with their own laws are do they establish their own? Do they have ...
A: My quick answer is yes and no and maybe. On most reservtion lands, a tribal authority is the ...
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