To withdraw/leave formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc.

When individual people and not the government control the economy; people decide what to make, sell and buy. (Alexander Hamil-
ton)

Jamestown was founded; 1st permanent English Settlement

Plymouth was founded-Pilgrims traveled to Plymouth & signed Mayflower Compact to establish self-government

Signed by many pilgrims, helped establish the idea of self government.

1st representative assembly in North
America

What colonies make up the NEW ENGLAND Colonies which were settled by Pilgrims in 1620 and Puritans religious persecution in England

Which colonies make up the MIDDLE COLONIES?

Which colonies were included in the SOUTHERN COLONIES?

Farmers in the Southern Colonies grew crops on _________ & used __________ to do the work so they could grow CASH CROPS cheaply.

Term used to refer to the trade that involved shipping goods from Britain to West Africa to be exchanged for slaves, these slaves being shipped to the West Indies and exchanged for sugar, rum, and other commodities, which were in turn shipped back to Britain.

~British colonists wanted to take over French land in North America.
~ British soldiers fought against French soldiers and Native Americans.
~Native Americans joined against the British because they were afraid the British would take over their land.

As a result of the French & Indian War, the British began taxing the colonists to pay for the war and the proclamation line of 1763 was established to keep colonists from settling west of the Appalachian mountains.

Ended the French & Indian War, 1763
ALSO ended American Revolution in 1783

French political philosopher who defined the principle of separation of powers  (U.S. Government) and checks and balances in government.

Document written by Thomas Jefferson, claiming independence from Great Britain based on the philosophies of Locke, Montesquieu, and Blackstone

First Battles of the American Revolution...?

Tax on Imported Goods

Limited the power of the King; guaranteed the right of
trial by jury.

Delegates met in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania to revise the Articles of Confederation; instead they wrote an
entirely new constitution and formed a new government.

The last major battle of the Revolutionary war

Movement to end slavery

In this plan, each state would have a different number of representatives based on the state's population

This Plan wants there to be the same number of representatives
for each state.

This plan called for a Bi-cameral Congress with population
based representation in the House, and two representatives per state in
the Senate.

taxes on imported goods that are designed to help United States companies compete in the sale of goods.

Wrote Common Sense and American Crisis, He urged Americans to support the Patriot cause during the American Revolution.

Patriot from Virginia, opposed ratification of Constitution
because of potential limitations on state’s rights. “Give me Liberty. Or give me death!”

“Father of the Constitution” one of Three authors of the “Federalist Papers”, author of the “Bill of Rights”

Created just before the Battle of Yorktown, this was the first attempt at a national government by the American Colonies; its weaknesses was the lack of a strong central government.

American Hero and Martyr of the Boston Massacre; former slave & first person shot during Boston Massacre