What role did the environment play in the colonization process? How can ecological history inform our understanding of this period?

How did early colonization projects (e.g., Hispaniola, the Canary Islands) prepare imperial powers for the colonization process on the mainland?

Trace how slavery was introduced and developed in the Americas.

Compare and contrast the experiences of European women, native women, and slave women, as described by Taylor in American Colonies.

Choose one of the major European imperial powers (England, France, Spain, or the Netherlands) and describe its approach to the Indians. What major factors influenced its behavior? How did the relationship evolve over time?

Put yourself in the shoes of an Indian ruler. Drawing on Taylor’s suggestions, how would you have mounted a resistance to European colonization? Do you think you could have succeeded long term? Why or why not?

How did Enlightenment impact the colonies and the Pacific? Provide three examples.

How did the Great Awakening prime the British colonies for political change in the 18th century?