Period 2: 1607–1754

Explain the context for the colonization of North America from 1607 to 1754.

Explain how and why various native populations in the period before European contact interacted with the natural environment in North America.

Explain how and why environmental and other factors shaped the development and expansion of various British colonies that developed and expanded from 1607 to 1754.

Explain causes and effects of transatlantic trade over time.

Explain how and why interactions between various European nations and American Indians changed over time.

Explain how enslaved people responded to slavery.

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.

Explain how and why the different goals and interests of European leaders and colonists affected how they viewed themselves and their relationship with Britain.

Compare the effects of the development of colonial society in the various regions of North America.