How does what happened in the past affect us today?

What colony was the battle of saratoga fought? What city became the capital of California in 1854? What is the value of a 1912 us v cent coin? Why is there a date at the bottom of a Kennedy half dollar 1776 - 1976? What were conditions like on the plantations and what kind of work did the slaves do? What attitude toward slavery does the narrative most strongly convey? Value of 1919 penny? What could you draw on your history book title page? Where was an unmarked coin minted? Who opposed the actions of scalawags and carpetbaggers? What state has the worst credit rating? Was the Freedmens Bureau in the times of Reconstruction? What date slavery started? In 1the 1920's where did immigrants stay when they came to America? Which of these best describes the term flapper in U.S. history? What bell is in independence hall right now? What leisure time activities do you pursue and how did you develop and interest in them? Why were aircraft crucial to Germany's planned invasion of Britain? What presidential election marked the end of populism? When in the last 200 years was there a year which read the same upside down?