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Two quick thoughts (not to rain on your parade, or anything):
1) No, you should not apply to both the MA and PhD programs at the same school. Choose either/or. You will not be considered for both - many schools don't even allow simultaneous applications to two programs/for two degrees, let alone two applications to the same department. And honestly, how does that look - "I don't really think I have what it takes or what you're looking for in a PhD student, but heck, it might work, so I'm going to throw some money at it, and just in case I'll also apply for the lower degree so that you have to take me." No, just no.
2) Yes, by all means you should consider every school that has a program in your area! That's the first thing I noticed about your list, even though I'm in anthropology not history - you listed a lot of very competitive, schools up there. Especially because, as was pointed out above, the fit of your interests and area(s) of focus with faculty members' is vital to being accepted. It's all well and good to apply to big-name schools - no one's so naive as to think that the name on your diploma doesn't matter - but you can get a very good, and sometimes better, education at a "lower" school, and you'd be foolish not to consider them.
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