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

These were the first military engagements of the American Revolution, marking the start of open conflict between the colonies and Britain.

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

Tobacco, along with rice and indigo.

It was the first legislative assembly in the American colonies, giving settlers a voice in local government.

Plymouth Colony (in modern-day Massachusetts).

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.

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

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

They imposed taxes on imported goods like paper, glass, and tea, further angering colonists and fueling protests.

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

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

American colonists, protesting the Tea Act, dumped 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor as an act of defiance.