It brought together representatives from 12 colonies to coordinate a response to British policies, marking a unified colonial effort.

New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies

It was the first self-governing agreement in the American colonies, establishing a government based on majority rule.

It intensified anti-British sentiments, as colonists viewed the killing of five colonists by British soldiers as an act of tyranny.

The warm climate and fertile soil allowed for the cultivation of cash crops, leading to plantation agriculture.

Known as the Intolerable Acts, they were punitive laws passed after the Boston Tea Party, closing Boston Harbor and limiting colonial self-government

It restricted colonial expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains to prevent conflicts with Native Americans.

Tobacco, along with rice and indigo.

Indentured servants worked for a period (usually 4-7 years) in exchange for passage to the colonies, often on farms or in households.

Plymouth Colony (in modern-day Massachusetts).

It provided a labor force for plantations, especially in the Southern Colonies, significantly contributing to the economy.

Economic theory where colonies existed to benefit the mother country (Britain), leading to restrictions on trade and the exploitation of colonies

Colonists argued they should not be taxed by Parliament without having representatives in it, emphasizing the lack of political voice.