Washington's army starves, but trains with European help (1777)

To respond to a grievance that the King gave the military independent power the Civil Government

Salutary Neglect, Distance of Colonies from Great Britain, Belief in natural rights

Formed First Continental Congress to discuss unified resistance, sent grievances to King George III

Swift Rivers, Dense Forests, Natural Harbors, Cold Climate

the spread of the plantation system

Founder of Georgia for debtors and as barrier colony from Spain

George Washington

exports that included fish, fur, and items created in small businesses

agricultural goods (staple crops)

Slaves tended to work in trade related jobs instead of on plantations

Massachusetts, to escape religious persecution

Europeans wanted to find new Trade Routes to Asia

distance from Britain caused Mayflower Compact, Virginia House of Burgesses, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

cause of economic differences in the 13 colonies

Solution: Only Congress can pass tax laws

Boston, New York, Charleston