2.2

European Colonization

AP United States History

English colonization

Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor (1882)
Caption: Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor (1882) by William Halsall. Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

French colonization

Dutch colonization

Spanish colonization in this period

Primary sources

John Smith, A True Relation (1608)

Key figures

Vocabulary

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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