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Weren't most of the American colonists revolutionists at that time? If so then did this just add more fuel to the fire, so to speak? It's my understanding that the war started in 1774, but this was published in 1776; why was this regarded as such an important document?

Would a "high yellow" person be considered any less Black than a "griffe"?

Hey I'm presenting about British colonization in Africa but I've got no info on how the British Empire actually managed to grab so many areas on the continent. Thanks for your answers :)

It seems to me the Romans managed to push back celtic culture and peoples really to far away regions in part of Europe such as Scotland, wales and Ireland. I've heard accounts from Julius Caesar that celts told many Romans stories of how terrifying the Germanic warriors were? Obviously with the fall of rome being linked highly to invading Germanic tribes how come the Celtic tribes failed where the Germanic ones prevailed ? tl;dr: how were the Germans more successful than the celts at fighting rome and eventually conquering it?

Something I never understood.

Curious as to why pepper is so prominent alongside salt. Thanks!

Forgive me if this is the wrong place to ask, but if I were a peasant in fourteenth century Paris (or anywhere in the world) what would my night sky look like? Would light pollution be a big issue?

Along the same lines, what did those people do to light up the night (if anything)?

Were there songs they sang in the fields? Did many peasants know how to play musical instruments? How did they find the time to practice? How much ecclesiastical music would they understand? Did they have special songs for weddings/funerals?

Hi, I live in Calgary, and I've read that the Tsuut'ina language is categorized with the Apache language group, which I associate with the American South West. Do we know how they came to settle here in Southern Alberta, and what relationship they had with the Cree tribes that seem to surround them on all sides?

I'd also be interested in their relationship with colonial settlers, both Canadian and American, who started settling in the area prior to 1901.

Title has it, how non-violent were the protests of the 1960s against the racially discriminating institutions of the day? Was rioting or looting a common or rare occurrence? From my high school textbooks I feel fairly confident police brutality was par for the course, but were there any incidences of reprisals or rioting on the part of the black communities?

This question has obviously been inspired by the events in Ferguson, but I have no opinion on current events, nor do I believe this should be a forum for comparing the two. Hopefully /r/AskHistorians can provide an objective, civil perspective on how protests occurred during the Civil Rights era in the 1960s without commenting on contemporary events that break the subreddit's 20 year rule.

I've been interested in histroy for a long time and I've been also wanting to read something by Isaac Asimov. Recently I found out that he has a bunch of popular history books and I thought I could ask you guys what you think about those, are they accurate? Enjoyable? Could you recommend other authors with similar material? (Introductory or popular material, instead of specialized stuff) Thanks!