TOPIC 2.8
Comparison in
Period 2
The final topic in this unit focuses on the skill of argumentation and so provides an opportunity for you to draw upon the key concepts and historical developments you have studied in this unit. Using evidence relevant to this unit’s key concepts, you should practice the suggested skill for this topic.
Learning Objective J
Compare the effects of the development of colonial society in the various regions of North America.
REVIEW: UNIT 2 KEY CONCEPTS
KC-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.
KC-2.1.I
Spanish, French, Dutch, and British colonizers
had different economic and imperial goals involving
land and labor that shaped the social and
political development of their colonies as well as
their relationships with native populations.
KC-2.1.II
In the 17th century, early British colonies developed along
the Atlantic coast, with regional differences that reflected
various environmental, economic, cultural,
and demographic factors.
KC-2.1.III
Competition over resources between European rivals and
American Indians encouraged industry and trade and
led to conflict in the Americas.
KC-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.
KC-2.2.I
Transatlantic commercial, religious, philosophical,
and political exchanges led residents of the British
colonies to evolve in their political and cultural attitudes
as they became increasingly tied to Britain
and one another.
KC-2.2.II
Like other European empires in the Americas
that participated in the Atlantic slave trade,
the English colonies developed a system of slavery
that reflected the specific economic, demographic
and geographic characteristics of those colonies.
Learning Objective J
Compare the effects of the development of colonial society in the various regions of North America.
REVIEW: UNIT 2 KEY CONCEPTS
KC-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.
KC-2.1.I
Spanish, French, Dutch, and British colonizers
had different economic and imperial goals involving
land and labor that shaped the social and
political development of their colonies as well as
their relationships with native populations.
KC-2.1.II
In the 17th century, early British colonies developed along
the Atlantic coast, with regional differences that reflected
various environmental, economic, cultural,
and demographic factors.
KC-2.1.III
Competition over resources between European rivals and
American Indians encouraged industry and trade and
led to conflict in the Americas.
KC-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.
KC-2.2.I
Transatlantic commercial, religious, philosophical,
and political exchanges led residents of the British
colonies to evolve in their political and cultural attitudes
as they became increasingly tied to Britain
and one another.
KC-2.2.II
Like other European empires in the Americas
that participated in the Atlantic slave trade,
the English colonies developed a system of slavery
that reflected the specific economic, demographic
and geographic characteristics of those colonies.
