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In Texas they make you take Texas history in the 7th grade random thoughts Send a noteboard - 18/03/2010 07:26:13 PM
It is basically taught like US history but only covers what happened in Texas. My post was mostly meant as a joke.

As far the particulars of the Barbary Pirates War and any treaties signed there I doubt even college US history classes go much beyond the fact there was one and the fact that the event was the first time the US flag was raised in the Old World. I don't believe the entire incident took up more then a paragraph or two in our text.

Besides you are missing that there is a difference between being founded on a religion and being founded on religious principles.
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Heil! - 13/03/2010 12:22:35 AM 639 Views
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effing retarded *NM* - 13/03/2010 01:38:10 AM 236 Views
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Many of those subjects are relevant school topics. *shrugs* *NM* - 13/03/2010 04:43:41 AM 297 Views
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And, along similar lines, both Article VII of the US Constitution and Missouri v. Holland. *NM* - 14/03/2010 12:26:10 AM 213 Views
I assume you mean Article VI? - 14/03/2010 10:32:36 AM 518 Views
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A fascinating thing, culture wars. - 14/03/2010 04:16:35 PM 654 Views
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See the problem is the argument is total BS - 29/03/2010 05:27:53 PM 538 Views
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This thread is indeed making me wonder how textbooks are used in the US... - 16/03/2010 05:05:13 PM 458 Views
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