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

Tobacco, along with rice and indigo.

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

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

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.

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

New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies

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

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

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

It was founded by Quakers as a place of religious tolerance and equality, welcoming settlers from various faiths.

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

Shipbuilding, fishing, lumber, and small-scale subsistence farming.