AP®︎ US History: Topic 2.2 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 2.2 of AP US History – European Colonization.
Questions List
Topic 2.2
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-2.1.I.C
What year was Jamestown established as a permanent English settlement?
What You’re Being Tested On:
Explore the learning objectives taken directly from the College Board’s AP® U.S. History Curriculum. Ensure you’re prepared for the exact topics covered on the AP® exam, in-class tests, and quizzes, and gain confidence in your mastery of the material.
Topic 2.2: European Colonization
Thematic Focus: Migration and SettlementMIG
Push and pull factors shape immigration to and migration within America, and the demographic change as a result of these moves shapes the migrants, society, and the environment.
Learning Objective: Unit 2: Learning Objective B
Explain how and why various European colonies developed and expanded from 1607 to 1754.
Historical Developments: KC-2.1.I.A
Spanish efforts to extract wealth from the land led them to develop institutions based on subjugating native populations, converting them to Christianity, and incorporating them, along with enslaved and free Africans, into Spanish colonial society.
Historical Developments: KC-2.1.I.B
French and Dutch colonial efforts involved relatively few Europeans and relied on trade alliances and intermarriage with American Indians to build economic and diplomatic relationships and acquire furs and other products for export to Europe.
Historical Developments: KC-2.1.I.C
English colonization efforts attracted a comparatively large number of male and female British migrants, as well as other European migrants, all of whom sought social mobility, economic prosperity, religious freedom, and improved living conditions. These colonists focused on agriculture and settled on land taken from Native Americans, from whom they lived separately.
