It seems that Slavery was very important to the U.S economy at the time. It's almost comparable to fossil fuels today. Whole industries depended on it to provide basic things like cotton and sugar that everyone used.

How did they make the transition from a slave market economy into a new economy? Were the abolitionists the biggest reason slavery was brought to an end or was it more of an economic reason due to a change in the mode of production?

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Yes I was watching the Matrix, why do you ask?

I was wondering if the Turkish people descended from the original population or if their ancestors displaced them. Were the original inhabitants mostly Turks ruled by someone else?

Queens and Kings of Great Britain have never been called Empresses/Emperors. Was it related to the fact that Great Britain (and its dominions) was a de jure kindgom, instead of an empire, as claimed by the designation "British Empire"?

God damnit: *Legionnaries

I can find plenty of info about the equipment that Roman legionnaries used throughout the republic and empire but what I've always wondered is how much like a modern military in terms of supply, was the Roman military?

One of the many aspects I and doubtless others find fascinating about the Roman military is its incredible feeling of similarity to our own, modern, institutions. And its dissimilarity to the forces that came after in Europe, maybe all the way until the 18th or 19th century!

Since you needn't have necessarily been of high class to join the Roman army, I assume all equipment was provided? I just wonder whether there were, as I imagine, factories churning our gladii, shields, helmets, mail/lorica for the Roman army that would be warehoused and when a soldier reported for duty, he'd be given standard kit and weapons?

I don't doubt that richer soldiers/noblepeople could purchase better equipment privately but I'd just be interested to hear from anyone who knew how a citizen, reporting for duty on day 1, would be supplied, with what, and how supply was managed, at any particular point during the Roman Empire.

(As an aside, was legionary training ever documented in detail? Detail to the point of what methods/how much physical exercise, how much weapon training, how much tactical training etc. Would this most likely be at the discretion of the general or was there an "official" way to train soldiers?)

Thanks.

1. When do we first see gallowglasses arise in Scotland, and when did they first come over to Ireland?

2. Were they viewed as Celtic by the Scots and Irish, or were they really regarded as the descendants of the Vikings (who intermarried with the Manx tribes)?

3. How would a man become a gallowglass, what would his induction and training look like?

4. How great were they in battle, or would you say they were comparable to a knight in terms of martial prowess? Also, how did they differ from knights in terms of armor, employment, tactics, etc? Lastly, how were Gallowglasses viewed by the English?

5. What did their typical armament look like, and how did it evolve as time went on?

6. Who were some famous gallowglasses, and which clans are considered to have been the most powerful?

7. Were native Irish men inducted into the gallowglasses after time, or is that false (all gallowglasses were Norse-Gaelic from W. Scotland)? If not, what was the relationship between the Irish military and the gallowglasses?

8. What are some good books on the gallowglasses and their history?

9. What happened to the clan families after they lost power? Did they marry into the Irish population?

thanks!

I know they were able to defeat the Soviets in a short war after World War 1, but if the Soviets and Germans didn't invade in a two front war, would they have been able to stand a chance against one of them, or were they simply too weak and were doomed to fall under occupation?

From the elites or from the army?

What sort of treatment would an Eastern Orthodox emigree expect in Catholic-dominated sections of Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries? Was there ever a substantial population and was conversion to Catholicism the norm... and was there significant pressure to convert?

Given that Russia/USSR didn't have the best of relationships, like the war of 1905 and the ideal opportunity for Japan to snap up Russian territories in the east while Germany was tying up the majority of the red army in the west, why was Japan not more pro-active on that front?

Wikipedia seems conflicted on what happened and who actually won, so I'd love to hear what a bunch of educated and trustworthy individuals have to say about what happened immediately after the Hunnic siege of Orleans

I assume that for most of history, pubic hair was not trimmed or shaved in any way yet I often hear it being associated with the 1970s. Is there a reason for this?

Back during the days of Jim Crow, a lot of people were racist. During this time if the average person were to be called a racist would that person respond similarly to "Of course I am. Black people are inferior."

Sorry I meant Sequels, Episode 4,5 and 6 with Luke skywalker and Darth Vader.