AP®︎ US History: Topic 2.7 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 2.7 of AP US History – Colonial Society and Culture.
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Topic 2.7
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-2.2.I.A
Which two European ethnic groups were primarily found in New England and along the Atlantic Coast by 1754?
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Topic 2.7: Colonial Society and Culture
Thematic Focus: American and Regional CultureARC
Creative expression, demographic change, philosophy, religious beliefs, scientific ideas, social mores, and technology shape national, regional, and group cultures in America, and these varying cultures often play a role in shaping government policy and developing economic systems.
Learning Objective: Unit 2: Learning Objective H
Explain how and why the movement of a variety of people and ideas across the Atlantic contributed to the development of American culture over time.
Historical Developments: KC-2.2.I.A
The presence of different European religious and ethnic groups contributed to a significant degree of pluralism and intellectual exchange, which were later enhanced by the first Great Awakening and the spread of European Enlightenment ideas.
Historical Developments: KC-2.2.I.B
The British colonies experienced a gradual Anglicization over time, developing autonomous political communities based on English models with influence from intercolonial commercial ties, the emergence of a transatlantic print culture, and the spread of Protestant evangelicalism.
Thematic Focus: American and National IdentityNAT
The development of and debates about democracy, freedom, citizenship, diversity, and individualism shape American national identity, cultural values, and beliefs about American exceptionalism, and in turn, these ideas shape political institutions and society. Throughout American history, notions of national identity and culture have coexisted with varying degrees of regional and group identities.
Learning Objective: Unit 2: Learning Objective I
Explain how and why the different goals and interests of European leaders and colonists affected how they viewed themselves and their relationship with Britain.
Historical Developments: KC-2.1.III.D
The goals and interests of European leaders and colonists at times diverged, leading to a growing mistrust on both sides of the Atlantic. Colonists, especially in British North America, expressed dissatisfaction over issues including territorial settlements, frontier defense, self-rule, and trade.
Historical Developments: KC-2.2.I.D
Colonists’ resistance to imperial control drew on local experiences of self-government, evolving ideas of liberty, the political thought of the Enlightenment, greater religious independence and diversity, and an ideology critical of perceived corruption in the imperial system.
