Can you fulfill the task or answer each of these questions? If you can, YOU ARE READY TO TEST FOR PERIOD 2
1607: the establishment of the first British colony in North America: Jamestown.
1754: beginning of the French and Indian War
Thinking skill for 2.1 COMARISON
What are the most important events of Period 2 that we need to know ? How do they relate to the overall trends of this time period?
Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin, by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur?
Explain how and why interactions between various European nations and Native Americans changed over time.
Explain the causes and effects of slavery in the various British colonial Regions
Explain how and why the movement of a variety of people and ideas across the Atlantic contributed to the development of American Culture over time.
Finish before 9-22
Read Sections:
II - Consumption and Trade in the British America - What are the effects the Transatlantic Trade had on the colonies? On Britain?
III - Slavery, Anti Slavery and Atlantic Exchange - What are the characteristics of slavery as it existed in British America
IV - Pursuing Political, Religious and Individual Freedom - How did the movement of people and ideas contribute to the development of an American culture over time?
Were the colonies reflecting their "Britishness" or developing their own distinctive cultures? What are some examples of both?
Make your own copy of the handout to edit. Then use the links to the four sets of primary source documents to see what the sources tell us about Colonial Society at that time. Then make a defensible claim! Where the colonies remaining very British or Anglican or were they developing their own cultures/beliefs?