The individual Quaker’s response to the American Revolution varied widely. While some supported the colonies and others were avowed loyalists, the majority of Friends followed their faith and largely stayed out of the conflict. Nevertheless, a sizable number of Quakers still participated in the conflict in some form, and dealt…
’Send’ and ’sent’ are different forms of the same verb. ’Sent’ is the past tense and present participle while ’send’ is the present perfect tense. The first combination ’’was send’’ is incoorect as was is past tense and send is present tense and secon is combination is correct as was…
Now, in his new book Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Sir Paul McCartney is opening up about that troubled time in his relationship with John Lennon, his friend and musical soulmate. “When we broke up and everyone was now flailing around, John turned nasty,” McCartney, 79, writes. Originally Answered: Did…
In Mega Man X4, the Repliforce was collectively branded as a group of Mavericks, because it was believed that they had attacked the Sky Lagoon, an act really committed by the traitorous Maverick Hunter Magma Dragoon, who had personally sought a battle against Mega Man X. In Mega Man X4,…
Although settlement houses failed to eliminate the worst aspects of poverty among new immigrants, they provided some measure of relief and hope to their neighborhoods. The Settlement House Movement provided community centers to support city dwellers. Settlement houses were set up in poor urban areas to offer services like healthcare,…
While monastic schools certainly provided opportunities for a few, most peasant children received no formal education there. Those who stayed at their parents’ home were expected to work on the farm, gradually learning the skills they would need as adults in just such a setting. With a focus on England…
But, a variety of rockets were used during the Civil War by both sides. On July 3, 1862 Confederate forces under the command of Jeb Stuart fired rockets at Union troops during the Battle of Harrison’s Landing. Later in 1862, an attempt was made by the Union Army’s New York…
Instead, on September 28, Congress directed the state legislatures to call ratification conventions in each state. Article VII stipulated that nine states had to ratify the Constitution for it to go into effect. The final document was then sent to the states for ratification. In order for the Constitution to…
serfdom, condition in medieval Europe in which a tenant farmer was bound to a hereditary plot of land and to the will of his landlord. The vast majority of serfs in medieval Europe obtained their subsistence by cultivating a plot of land that was owned by a lord. They lived…
The baths are known to symbolise the “great hygiene of Rome”. Doctors commonly prescribed their patients a bath. Throughout the countryside, Romans, including women and slaves, would wash every day and would have a thorough bath on every feast day if not more often. In Rome itself, baths were taken…