AP US History AMSCO Guided Notes
2.1: Contextualizing Period 2
AMSCO Guided Notes
AP US History Guided Notes
AMSCO 2.1 - Contextualizing Period 2
Learning Objectives
- Explain the context for the colonization of North America from 1607 to 1754
I. Early Settlements
1. Which European nations established colonies in North America between 1607 and 1754, and which nation came to dominate the region?
2. How did the role of European colonies in North America change from 1607 to the mid-1700s?
A. Early European Settlement Patterns
1. Why did the Spanish and Portuguese settle in Central and South America rather than North America?
2. What were Jamestown and Plymouth and why were they significant to British colonization?
B. Colonial Development and Economic Systems
1. How did environmental conditions and settlement patterns influence the development of different economic and cultural systems in the colonies?
2. What role did transatlantic trade play in strengthening ties between the colonies and Great Britain?
3. Why did trade become a point of conflict between the colonies and Britain by the mid-1700s?
C. European-Native American Relations
1. What did Europeans and Native Americans each seek through early trade, and how did their interests differ?
2. How did competition for resources lead Native American groups like the Iroquois and Huron to form alliances?
II. Sources of Labor
A. Native American Enslavement and Indentured Servitude
1. Why did European colonists first attempt to enslave Native Americans, and why did this system fail?
2. What were indentured servants and why did colonists turn to this system as an alternative to Native American slavery?
B. African Slavery and Colonial Development
1. Why did the British begin importing enslaved laborers from Africa, and how did this differ from earlier labor systems?
2. How did the availability of support and families from Britain influence the development of the 13 colonies?