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AP United States History›Unit 2: Period 2: 1607–1754›Period 2: 1607–1754

European Colonization

Spain, France, the Netherlands, and Britain colonized North America with different goals and relationships with Native peoples.

French fur trade
Dutch New Netherland
Spanish missions

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2Period 2: 1607–1754

European Colonization
Comparing the Colonial Regions
Mercantilism and Colonial Labor
Native Americans and Europeans
Slavery in the British Colonies
The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment

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Also called: european colonization