person who worked in the colonies for period of three to seven years in exchange for passage, food, housing, clothing; system resulting from labor shortages in colonies

transatlantic trade among three regions; in particular in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries with cash crops from colonies, manufactured goods from Europe, and enslaved people from West Africa

transportation by force to European colonies in Western Hemisphere of Africans to be sold as enslaved people (triangular trade voyage)

system of government in which supreme authority rests with the people, either directly or through elected representatives

nation in which voters choose representatives to govern them

requires a person to be brought before a court to determine whether that person is being lawfully jailed

system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them

rights that all people are entitled to from birth

Which philosopher inspired natural rights?

agreement signed by Pilgrims before landing at Plymouth

manner in which England governed the American colonies in the late 1600s and early 1700s, marked by weak enforcement of laws regulating colonial trade

economic system based on the belief that a strong nation was built on establishing colonies to help the mother country acquire raw materials and serve as a place to sell its goods. (Raw materials and markets)

the first American constitution; it was weak as it gave too much power to the states

Which colonies had a climate that was cold and has soil that was rocky and not so great for farming?

prohibited colonial settlement west of Appalachian Mountains- colonist hated this

What was America's first best seller and persuaded public opinion for independence?

Which right was based on the John Peter Zenger case?

Ben Franklin’s attempt to get the colonies to unite into one – colonists rejected this plan because they feared the loss of self-government.

Which group wanted independence from Britain?

Which of the following is NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

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