AP®︎ European History: Topic 1.7 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 1.7 of AP European History – Rivals on the World Stage.
Questions List
Topic 1.7
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-1.3.III
Which two countries were the earliest to establish major colonies overseas?
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Topic 1.7: Rivals on the World Stage
Thematic Focus: Economic and Commercial DevelopmentsECD
Economic development, especially the development of capitalism, played an important role in Europe's history, often having significant social, political, and cultural effects.
Learning Objective: Unit 1: Learning Objective I
Explain how and why trading networks and colonial expansion affected relations between and among European states.
Historical Developments: KC-1.3.III
Europeans established overseas empires and trade networks through coercion and negotiation.
Historical Developments: KC-1.3.III.B
The Spanish established colonies across the Americas, the Caribbean, and the Pacific, which made Spain a dominant state in Europe in the 16th century.
Historical Developments: KC-1.3.III.C
The Atlantic nations of France, England, and the Netherlands followed by establishing their own colonies and trading networks to compete with Portuguese and Spanish dominance in the 17th century.
Historical Developments: KC-1.3.III.D
The competition for trade led to conflicts and rivalries among European powers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Illustrative Examples specific knowledge students should know & demonstrate
- Asiento
- War of the Spanish Succession
- Seven Years’ War
- Treaty of Tordesillas
