Mobs and Mob Violence were used by the British Colonists in two ways:
1. Protest Mobs: As soon as news against the British was raied (in the case of 1650-1750, the Revolution), Mob Violence was used to create disruption in cities and towns across colonies to maintain influence:
2. Independent Mobs: Mobs created independently by common people would take up many actions without authority of anyone from the government. For example, Mobs in New York closed down brothels in the city, while in Salem, mobs actually ran out people with diseases away from the city.
Papaver means that it is a member of the Poppy genus when translated to English, while somniferum means "sleep-inducing". When translated from Latin to English, it basically means "the poppy that brings you sleep" or the "sleep inducing poppy", which is not that wrong considering that it is used to make opium.
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the Start of the American Revolution ( April 19, 1775) (“Shot heard ‘round the world) It was one of the last straws if peace to be taken between the States and Britain (The Declaration of Independence was the last straw and was what cause the stamp of the war to be put down in 1776)
Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to get a medical degree in the United States. <u>At that time, Medicine was not a field for women and the college she applied for had treated her enrollment as a joke. The effect on the class was good; however, there was some awkwardness about her being there at times. </u>Her male classmates thought she should not be exposed to the whole truth of their work, but she insisted on not being excluded from anything.
