expatriates from ex-colonies, who speak the shared language with an accent unique to their country of origin, are likely to find themselves on the receiving end of pejorative national stereotypes and judgments activated through their accents. In this paper, we address the current confusion in the ...
From roughly the 16th to 19th centuries, much of the Earth was gripped by a persistent frigid cold. It left ripples through history—and some lessons for today’s climate crisis.
Slavery in what is now the United States began in the early 17th century. The commonly accepted starting point is 1619, when a Dutch ship brought 20 enslaved Africans to the British colony of Jamestown, Virginia. This event marked the beginning of institutionalized slavery in the American coloni...
colonies gave every town the right to send delegates to the legislature.Outside New England, the unit of representation was usually the county.The political organization of new counties and the extension of representation seldom kept pace with the rapid advance of settlement westward, but nowhere ...
Many patients are told their TSH is in the “normal” range, but their levels are actually on the higher side of this range, which could be one reason why they may find it harder to lose weight. Functional medicine practitioners have further defined that normal reference ranges should be bet...
Coming from this thal (valley), it was known as a thaler (“valleyer”), which translated into Dutch as a daalder. Through its worldwide leading role in 17th century trade and through the Dutch colonies in America, the Dutch daalder made its rounds in world trade. And this is where ...
About how many times will an average woman ovulate in one year? If you want to make 100 mL of a 1:2 dilution of a protein solution, how much protein solution and how much water will you use? What is the max dilution needed to make certain that a countable plate (25-250 col...
Under a mercantilist system, colonies basically exist for the sole purpose of bringing wealth to the mother country. Mercantilism was the dominant economic philosophy during the Age of Exploration, and most European countries adopted this approach. So, let's say there are a couple sugar-rich ...
What factors led to the new imperialism? The new wave of imperialism reflected ongoing rivalries among the great powers,the economic desire for new resources and markets, and a "civilizing mission" ethos. Many of the colonies established during this era gained independence during the era of decolo...
The Battle of Stony Point, one of the last Revolutionary War battles in the northeastern colonies, was where Brigadier General Anthony Wayne led his corps of Continental Light Infantry in a daring midnight attack on the British, seizing the site's fortifications and taking the soldiers and camp ...