Pols ch.2 terms

Meeting held in Philadelphia from sept 5 to oct 26, 1774 in which 56 delegates( from every colony except Georgia) adopted a resolution in opposition to the Coersive acts

An economic theory designed to increase a nations wealth through the development of commercial industry and a favorable balance of trade

Meeting that conveyed in Philadelphia on may 10, 1775 at which it was decided that an army should be raised and george washington of virginia was named commander in chief

A rebellion in which an army of 1500 disgruntled and angry farmers led by Daniel Shays marched to Springfield Massachusetts, and forcibly restrained the state court from forclosing mortgages on their farms

Meeting of representative of nine of the thirteen colonies held in New York City in 1765, during which representatives drafted a document to send to the king that listed how their rights had been violated

The compact between the thirteen original colonies that created a loose league of friendship, with the national government drawing its powers from the states

organizations in each of the american colonies created to keep colonists abreast of developments with the British; served as powerful molders of the public opinions about the british

Type of government in which the national government derives its powers from the states; a league of independent states

A document establishing the structure, functions and limitations of a government

Document drafted by thomas jefferson in 1776 that proclaimed the right of the american colonies to seperate from Great Britian