AP®︎ US History: Topic 2.8 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 2.8 of AP US History – Comparison in Period 2.
Questions List
Topic 2.8
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-2.1.I
Which European power established the colony of New France?
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Topic 2.8: Comparison in
Learning Objective: Unit 2: Learning Objective J
Compare the effects of the development of colonial society in the various regions of North America.
Review: KC-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. They competed with each other and American Indians for resources.
Review: KC-2.1.I
Spanish, French, Dutch, and British colonizers had different economic and imperial goals involving land and labor that shaped the social and political development of their colonies as well as their relationships with native populations.
Review: KC-2.1.II
In the 17th century, early British colonies developed along the Atlantic coast, with regional differences that reflected various environmental, economic, cultural, and demographic factors.
Review: KC-2.1.III
Competition over resources between European rivals and American Indians encouraged industry and trade and led to conflict in the Americas.
Review: KC-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.
Review: KC-2.2.I
Transatlantic commercial, religious, philosophical, and political exchanges led residents of the British colonies to evolve in their political and cultural attitudes as they became increasingly tied to Britain and one another.
Review: KC-2.2.II
Like other European empires in the Americas that participated in the Atlantic slave trade, the English colonies developed a system of slavery that reflected the specific economic, demographic, and geographic characteristics of those colonies.
