- How did the cultures and lifeways of various Native American groups differ, and what was the role of the natural environment in shaping diverse Native American societies?
- One goal of European exploration was expanding trade routes. Discuss other motivations for European migration, particularly those that led to the desire to establish colonies in the Americas.
- During the late fifteenth century, England was an unlikely competitor for New World colonies. How did political and religious conflicts contribute to England’s emergence as a major European power by the close of the sixteenth century?