... as a leader of a 1689 New York rebellion that came to bear his name, Jacob Leisler was one of late seventeenth-century New York's most prominent merchants, land developers, and foremost exponent of Reformed religious ... based on direct popular representation that had, as contemporaries noted, wide impact from the Chesapeake to New England. The following year he called for and hosted English America's first intercolonial congress and organized the first intercolonial military action independent of British authority. Leisler's administration of New York ... of the American Revolution. Be...

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... classroom with motivated students and international students studying at London campus. I intend do research in public health through local hospitals and fieldwork that will prepare me for internships when I return to my home university. Studying abroad in London will allow me to complete one of the six core components of my pre-health concentration. I will be able to better understand public health ... by learning about health policies and strategies in London. By doing research and working closely with doctors, scientists and other healthcare professionals I will acquire a better sens...

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