Period 2 1607-1753

You'll study the colonies established in the New World by the Spanish, French, Dutch, and British.

Topics may include:

How different European colonies developed and expanded
Transatlantic trade
Interactions between American Indians and Europeans
Slavery in the British colonies
Colonial society and culture

On The Exam

6%–8% of score

Europeans and American Indians maneuvered and fought for dominance, control, and security in North America, and distinctive colonial and native societies emerged.

Key Concept 2.1: Europeans developed a variety of colonization and migration patterns, influenced by different imperial goals, cultures, and the varied North American environments where they settled, and they competed with each other and American Indians for resources.

Key Concept 2.2: The British colonies participated in political, social, cultural, and economic exchanges with Great Britain that encouraged both stronger bonds with Britain and resistance to Britain’s control.

Key Concept 2.3: European colonization efforts in North America stimulated intercultural contact and intensified conflict between the various groups of colonizers and native peoples.