Period 2

Period 2: (1607-1754) Colonization

Key Concept 2.1: Differences in imperial goals, cultures, and the North
American environments that different empires confronted led Europeans to
develop diverse patterns of colonization.
Key Concept 2.2: European colonization efforts in North America stimulated intercultural contact and intensified conflict between the various groups of colonizers and native peoples.
Key Concept 2.3: The increasing political, economic, and cultural
exchanges within the “Atlantic World” had a profound impact on the
development of colonial societies in North America.