Would a town be expected to fund the entire cost, or would they have some help from the King or a local lord? Would towns generally borrow a sum of money to finance the construction, or would there be a kind of one-off 'wall tax'?
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I discovered the subreddit /r/leeaboos the other day, which essentially pokes fun at Confederacy-sympathetic reddit comments. In this post, the "Leeaboo" being pointed out seems to be correct in their reasons as to why the Civil War was fought (as far as my knowledge goes).
I commented:
He says the war was not fought over slavery - isn't that true? I thought that the Union decided to fight the Confederacy because the rebels were trying to seceded from the country and pursue self-determination. The 13th Amendment was unable to be passed in the House of Reps in early 1865 (nearly the end of the war) and when it was passed later that year, it was only by a tiny margin, which was facilitated by bribes. The Emancipation Proclamation was only a war measure to help turn the tide of war when the Union was losing, although it was also probably a genuine attempt to end slavery by Lincoln.
Yes, the south seceded because of slavery (as you would read in their declarations of secession), the supposed "Leeaboo" makes this clear - but the Union didn't go to war with them over slavery, it was over the secession itself (aka, the federal government asserting its dominance over the states. In this case, their right to self-determination).
Unfortunately I haven't gotten a reply yet. So basically... is my understanding of the war correct, the same as the "Leeaboo", or am I getting it wrong here?
^EDIT: ^please ^note, ^my ^knowledge ^of ^the ^Civil ^War ^comes ^from ^Wikipedia ^and ^watching ^the ^Lincoln ^film. ^Don't ^be ^too ^harsh ^on ^me ^:P
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I was unable to find this in any previous thread but apologies if it has been dealt with. I have recently been reading up on the US war of independence, a topic I had really read much about since college and I'm really curious to know why the surrender at Yorktown was so consequential. Given that the British still had a sizable fleet and an army in the colonies, why did this defeat spell the end? One of the authors I read (Middlekauf) even cites Lord Norths response to the surrender as indicating that it was all over. What about that victory made them think this was true?
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This would be about the Roman Republic.
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I was talking with a friend about that 1% of the population owns like 99% of the wealth. My arguments were that through the history, there were always very rich people owning large wealth, and many poor people, and the current situation might not be so different than, let's say, 1000 years ago.
The question: are there any studies about the variation of this proportion between the rich and poor in time? In different societies? Different species? Is this value a constant? For example, in every society, the rapport between rich and poor is 1:99? Do such sociological constant even exists?
Innocent disclaimer: is this a history question or a sociology question?
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Also bonus question, is there evidence of the sea splitting or evidence of a dip in population from death of the first born?
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I saw someone claim that passports were only made mandatory for international travel due to WWI and 'National Socialists' being xenophobic. This didn't sound right to me, how accurate is this?
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Would they keep pressing on towards their destination, or would they drop anchor and wait for calmer winds?
I'm very passionate about naval history, especially the age of sail period spanning the 15th through mid 19th century. I'm pondering a future career as an historian myself, specialising in all marine matters!
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I've heard many different people say that the Gettysburg Address was a conspiracy/hoax to cover up the Union's loss. I feel like this is wrong but I don't know enough about American history to be sure.
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The number of senators in the Roman Senate really confused me.
As an additional question - what defines a senator to be a pedarii? Were they not permitted to speak, or simply had no chance?
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I saw a post on a Facebook page called "New Zealand Veterans in Australia" and it showed them doing one, and some one mentioned them doing one in Germany and scaring the Germans away. Is there any truth to that? Also, does anyone know where I can learn that particular haka? I would link it, but I'm not entirely sure how...sorry
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Everything I've heard and read seems to claim the opposite, am I just misinformed?
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Inspired by The Americans. It seems American Martha has been found out and will be sent to Russia, although I don't believe she will live. After the fall of the USSR, what happened to US informants sent to Russia? And conversely, Soviet spies in the USA? Did they continue their lives as per normal, or return to their home countries?
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Referring to the song "Hey Johnny Cope". If he did, do we know the text?
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Recently came across this quote on Wikipedia: "In 1080, the marca Anconitana was given in investiture to Robert Guiscard by Pope Gregory VII, to whom the Countess Matilda ceded the marches of Camerino and Fermo."
These territories were well north of Guiscard's holdings, any idea if this is accurate at all? I've found nothing aside from that one line on the subject. Does anyone have any more information on this, perhaps even where these marches are located?
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