2.1

Contextualizing Period 2

AP United States History
Pocahontas by Simon van de Passe (1616)
Caption: Portrait of Pocahontas by Simon van de Passe (1616), the only portrait made during her lifetime. She symbolizes the complex interactions between English settlers and the Powhatan people at Jamestown. Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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Unit 2 topics

Unit 2 overview2.1Contextualizing Period 22.10Causation in Period 22.2European Colonization2.3The Regions of British Colonies2.4Transatlantic Trade2.5Interactions Between American Indians and Europeans2.6Slavery in the British Colonies2.7Colonial Society and Culture2.8Comparison in Period 22.9Continuity and Change in Period 2
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