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Where did you come----this word?
A common use of this phrase would be, "Where did you come from?"
What were the material conditions of slave life in early America?
it depended on the status of the slave but many slaves had very poor living conditions such as dirt floors and very poor housing arrangements.
Where does the phrase how bout them apples come from?
The farmer's market.
Why did many poor Southerners complain that the Civil War was a rich man's fight?
They said it was a rich man's war and a poor man's fight. That was because a lot of dirt-poor troops were having to fight for the profits of rich landowners who were not in uniform. Northern troops were saying the same - because of the disastrous law that allowed rich young men to pay a substitute to enlist in their place.
Where does the phrase diddley or diddley squat come from?
It means a small worthless amount. Origins somewhere in the US or Canada
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