Period 2: 1607-1754 (jan 5, 1607 – jan 3, 1754)
Description:
Focused on European exploration and settlement.
Main concepts:
- Motivations for and patterns of immigration by the Spanish, English, Dutch, and French
- Interactions between Europeans and Native Americans
- Characteristics of the 13 British colonies
- Economic policies: mercantilism, the slave trade, salutary neglect
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