PERIOD 2
(1607-1754)
Europeans and American Indians maneuvered and fought for dominance, control, and security in North America, and
distinctive colonial and native societies emerged.
Warm-Up: Period 2 (1607 – 1754) Quiz
◦ On each side of the quiz, answer one of the two questions in 2-3 complete
sentences
◦ Put a check (√ ) next to the question you are answering
◦ Do not write outside of the lines
10 DAYS THAT UNEXPECTEDLY
CHANGED AMERICA: Massacre at Mystic
When English settlers arrived on the North American continent to start their lives anew,
many of them gave little thought to the native peoples who had long inhabited these lands.
The Puritan colonists who arrived in the Connecticut River Valley in the early 17thcentury
quickly learned the benefits and necessities of trade and co-existence with the Pequot and
other native groups. An initial period of accommodation and cultural mixing, however,
turned bitter as the groups clashed over conflicting views of property, nature, division of
labor, and the principles of warfare. Massacre at Mystic traces relations between these
groups through the lens of a single day. On May 26, 1637 the English retaliated against the
murder of one of their own by viciously attacking a Pequot encampment. As this
documentary explores this massacre, it captures the fateful consequences of these
divergent worldviews and the tragic legacy left in its wake.
Class Discussion:
Assimilation or “Exclusion” (or Removal)
Warm-Up: “Defining” Anglicization
◦In groups of three, use your own technology or
resources in the room to…
Come up with a definition of the concept of Anglicization
(or Anglicize [comes from the word Anglo])
Analyze what components “make up” the concept
Decide what factors led to Anglicization (or the opposite
of it) in the American colonies from 1607 – 1754
Secondary Source Analysis:
The Transformation of European Society
1. Silently read over the text (no talking for 20 minutes)
2. Write down 3 main points and any questions that you are
confused about
3. When given permission, discuss your 3 main points with a
partner and try to answer one another’s questions (ask me if
they are left unanswered)
Secondary Source Analysis:
The Transformation of European Society
With a partner answer the following questions…
Perspective Essay
◦ You are a colonist living in Maryland in 1754. You see British influence
everywhere, even though many settlers, especially in Pennsylvania and
Delaware, are from countries other than England.
◦ Write two paragraphs to a friend in England…
◦ one explaining which factor was most responsible for this Anglicization and why
◦ the other describing at least one political, one economic, and one cultural similarity
between the colonies and England.
Warm-Up: Primary Source Analysis
◦ Read “Virginia Resents Restrictions (1671)” (pgs. 130 – 131)
◦ Define mercantilism in your own words
◦ Answer the following question…
 How did mercantilist restrictions hamper the development of Virginia?
Benefits and Burdens of Mercantilism
What is it?
Navigation Acts
Wool Act
Hat Act
Iron Act
Benefits to the
Colonists
Burdens to the
Colonists
Benefits and Burdens of Mercantilism
Navigation Acts were a series of laws that restricted the use of
foreign ships for trade between Britain and its colonies. They began in
1651 and ended 200 years later. They reflected the policy of
mercantilism, which sought to keep all the benefits of trade inside the
Empire, and minimize the loss of gold and silver to foreigners. They
prohibited the colonies from trading directly with the Netherlands,
Spain, France, and their colonies. The original ordinance of 1651 was
renewed at the Restoration by Acts of 1662, 1663, 1670, and 1673
subsequently subject to minor amendment.
Benefits and Burdens of Mercantilism
The Wool Act of 1699 (also known as the Woolens Act)is an Act of
the Parliament of England , which attempted to heighten taxation and
increase control over colonial trade and production.[2] It opened
Britain's wool industry by limiting wool production in Ireland and
forbidding the export of wool from the American colonies. The Act
prohibited American colonists from exporting wool, wool yarn, or wool
cloth to markets outside the individual colony in which it was
produced, and also restricted the import of woolens and linens created
in other areas of the British Empire.
Benefits and Burdens of Mercantilism
The Hat Act is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
enacted in 1732 to control hat production by the Americans in
the Thirteen Colonies. It specifically placed limits on the
manufacture, sale, and exportation of American-made hats.
The act also restricted hiring practices by limiting the number
of workers that hatmakers could employ, and placing limits on
apprenticeships by only allowing 2 apprentices.
Benefits and Burdens of Mercantilism
In American Colonial history, the Iron Act, strictly
Importation, etc. Act 1750 was one of the legislative
measures introduced by the British Parliament, seeking to
restrict manufacturing activities in British colonies, particularly
in North America, and encourage manufacture to take place in
Great Britain.
Primary Source Analysis
Quotation from 1765:
“A colonist cannot make a button, a horseshoe, nor a hobnail, but some
snooty ironmonger or respectable button maker of Britain shall bawl
and squall that his honor’s worship is most egregiously maltreated,
injured, cheated and robbed by the rascally American republicans.”
Is this a truthful representation of the colonist situation in 1765?
Why or why not?
Wrap-up and Review…
◦ Period 2 (1607 – 1754)—Europeans and
American Indians maneuvered and fought for
dominance, control, and security in North
America, and distinctive colonial and native
societies emerged.
◦ Unit Plan (Key Concepts, Essential
Questions, Key Concepts and
Events/People, and Reading Questions)
◦ Feedback on writing assignments
◦ AP US History Course Framework
Study Sheet:
Support for Period 2 (1607 – 1754)
◦ You may put anything you like on the 3” by 5” index card given that
could help you on the test…
◦ Make sure you put your name on it, it will be collected
◦ It may not include any forms of “deception” (i.e. multiple index cards stapled)
◦ It is meant as a stress reliever (not stress remover)—by this I mean copying
someone else’s study sheet might help in a limited way but the act of processing
the information and figuring out what you know, sort-of know, and do not
know will be where you stand to benefit the most!
Period 2 (1607 – 1754) Review Posters
◦ Pick a topic
1. Put your topic as a title on a piece of paper
2. Illustrate your topic in a clear fashion
3. Describe your topic in an accurate way (1-2 sentences maximum)
4. IT MUST BE CLEAR, ACCURATE, AND VISIBLE! If it is
not, it will not get hung up and will not get the extra credit…
Proprietorship
A proprietary colony was a colony in which one or two Individuals, usually land
owners, remaining subject to their parent state's sanctions, retained rights that are
today regarded as the privilege of the state
Key Concepts and Events / People:
◦ Chapter 3—proprietorship, Quakers, Navigation Acts, Glorious
Revolution, South Atlantic System, Middle Passage, Stono Rebellion,
gentility, salutary neglect, patronage, William Penn, John Locke,
William Byrd II, Robert Walpole
◦ Chapter 4—Enlightenment, Pietism, natural rights, deism, Isaac
Newton, John Locke, Benjamin Franklin, William Pitt, Pontiac