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Period 2 (1607-1754) Timeline of Major Events
Key Concepts: Europeans and American Indians maneuvered and fought for dominance, control, and security in North
America, and distinctive colonial and native societies emerged.
 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.
 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.
Event/Date:
(If the date is not provided, you
must find it! [when applicable])
Reasons for English
colonization
Corporate Colonies
Royal Colonies
Proprietary Colonies
Jamestown
What were the early
problems that
Jamestown endured?
Why did Jamestown
transition to a Royal
Colony?
Plymouth
What were the early
hardships that the
Plymouth Colony
endured?
Description/Significance:
(Make sure to include WHY the event is significant as well as the factual information)
Massachusetts Bay
Colony
Representative Assembly
in Virginia
Representative
Government in New
England
What were the limits to
Colonial Democracy?
Maryland
Act of Toleration
Protestant Revolt
Indentured Servants
Headright System
What did a Dutch ship
bring to Virginia in 1619?
What were the
implications for the New
World?
What economic
problems did the
Chesapeake colonies
endure?
Bacon’s Rebellion
What two long-lasting
disputes in colonial
Virginia were highlighted
by Bacon’s Rebellion?
Rhode Island
Anne Hutchinson
Connecticut
Fundamental Orders of
Connecticut
New Haven
New Hampshire
Halfway Covenant
New England
Confederation
King Philip’s War
Why were New
American colonies
referred to as
Restoration Colonies?
South Carolina
North Carolina
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania “The Holy
Experiment”
Quakers and William
Penn
Delaware
Georgia
What were the special
regulations that Georgia
required of its
inhabitants?
Why did Georgia
become a royal colony?
Mercantilism
What were the three
rules for colonial trade
according to the
Navigation Acts passed
between 1650 and
1673?
What were the impacts
of the Navigation Acts on
the colonies?
How were the
Navigation Acts
enforced?
Dominion of New
England
What were the 3 factors
that the increased
demand for more
slaves?
List some of the
restrictions put on
slaves.
Triangular Trade
Middle Passage
Why were there
spectacular gains in
population during the
18th century in the
colonies?
Who was journeying to
the colonies?
Where were new
immigrants settling?
List 4 general
characteristics of the
development of the 13
colonies.
What was life like for
men in the colonies?
What was life like for
women in the colonies?
New England
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Why were some colonies
forced to print paper
money?
Compare and contrast
travel on land and by
water in the colonies.
What were some
challenges that each
religious groups faced in
the colonies?
The Great Awakening
Jonathan Edwards
George Whitefield
What was the religious
impact of the Great
Awakening?
What were the political
impacts of the Great
Awakening?
Poor Richard’s Almanack
How did elementary
education differ from
colonial region to
region?
The first colonial colleges
were sectarian. What
does that mean? What
major event prompted
their creation?
What was one of the
only professions to enjoy
widespread respect?
Why were lawyers not
needed in colonial
America? In what time
period would they gain
respect?
The Zenger Case
The Enlightenment
Two Treatises of
Government
What did the structure
of government look like
the colonies?
Who was allowed to
vote in Colonial
America?
Part 2: HIPPO – Analyze each of the following documents to answer the following prompt.
Analyze the similarities and differences in the various influences and approaches toward unity in the English colonies
in the period of the 17th and early 18th centuries.
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Historical Context – What is the context of the document? What was occurring in time period and location?
Intended Audience – For which audience is the author addressing? How does it affect the subject matter?
Purpose – Why was the document created? Of what is the author trying to convince reader?
Point of View – POV of Author? How are they affected by their background, position in society, beliefs?
Organization/Use in Argument – How will you use this document in your argument? How will it advance your
argument? (This shows that…)
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Part 3: Map – Create a map of the 13 Colonies. Label the colonies, use color to illustrate the three colonial regions, and
create a key.
Key:
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
New Spain
New France
Maine (part of
Massachusetts – not a
colony)
Vermont (part of New
York; disputed with
New Hampshire)
A Word of Advice:
One of the things that many students struggled with last year preparing for the AP exam was remembering the
differences between the New England, Middle and Southern Colonies, their government types, Indian conflicts, and
cultural differences that existed between the colonies. If I were you, I would go back through the timeline above and
color code according to the key that you created in the map above. You have the time, do it now; it will make all future
exams on this topic easier for you in the long run.