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Which colonial region relied primarily on shipbuilding? New England Colonies Which colonial region depended on a mixture small farm agriculture and industry? Middle Colonies Which colonial region gained economic wealth through the development of the plantation system and relied heavily on indentured servants & slave labor? Southern Colonies involved the trade of goods, services & labor between Europe, Africa and North America during the colonial period Triangular Trade type of meetings held in the New England colonies where citizens gathered to address local problems & issues town meetings Signed by the Pilgrams in 1620, this document was the first example of colonial self-government The Mayflower Compact established in Virginia, this became the first legislative assembly in the English colonies House of Burgesses 1st written constitution in America, developed in 1639 by Pilgrams Fundamental Orders of Connecticut signed in 1215, also known as "The Great Charter", this document became the basis for which future rights of all Englishmen would evolve The Magna Carta an agreement among people to give up part of their freedom to govern in exchange for the protection of their natural rights social contract document written in 1689 that further protected the rights of English citizens The English Bill of Rights meeting in which delegates of the colonies gathered in Philadelphia to discuss boycott actions against the English government First Continental Congress meeting in which colonial delegates agreed that they must declare independence from British rule Second Continental Congress war that took a major toll on British army, leading British Parliament to the taxation of the colonies French & Indian War the primary reason that colonists wanted independence from Britain taxation without representation in Parliament book that Thomas Paine authored urging colonists to declare independence from Britain Common Sense author of Common Sense which stated the reasons that the colonies should rebel against Britain Thomas Paine economic system implemented by the British in the colonies to bring maximum profit to England merchantilism Jefferson adopted his words of "...life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" from this English philospher who promoted the natural rights of man John Locke life, liberty and property according to English philospher John Locke natural rights agreement between the English and Americans that officially ended the Revolutionary War Treay of Paris, 1763 revolt by colonists in that involved disputes over rights to Native American lands Bacon's Rebellion created a system of surveying western territory under the Articles of Confederation Ordinance of 1785 created under the Articles of Confederation as a way of organizing new territorial governments & methods for admitting new states Northwest Ordinance the newly created United States 1st attempt at a constitution that failed due to lack of central governmental power Articles of Confederation plan of government set forth by large states that included a bimcameral legislature based solely on population The Virginia Plan plan of government set forth by small states that included a unicameral legislature based solely on equal representation The New Jersey Plan this solution included a bicameral legislature based on both population (Virginia Plan) & equal representation (New Jersey Plan) The Great Compromise agreement on how to count slaves for taxation purposes Three-Fifths Compromise method for electing the president set forth in the Constitution Electoral College revolt in Massachusetts led by a farmer who claimed he had been unfairly taxed by the state Shays Rebellion group that wanted a weak central government & most power given to the states Anti-Federalists group that favored a strong central government & wanted to adopt the Constitution without the addition of the Bill of Rights Federalists with the addition of this for the protection of state & individual rights, Anti-Federalist states finally voted to ratify the Constitution The Bill of Rights Established the legislative, executive and judicial branches respectively Articles I, II, & III of the Constitution government ran by a hereditary ruler Monarchy government that divides power between a hereditary ruler and a legislative body Constitutional Monarchy system of government characterized by government control of nearly every aspect of life Totalitarianism government controlled by an individual or group who gains power through military control Dictatorship government by the people Democracy government in which citizens consent to being governed by elected representatives who act on their behalf representative democracy government in which all citizens meet to discuss issues & vote directly direct democracy principle that divides governmental power between the state and federal government Federalism