AP®HistoryCollege BoardUS HistoryPeriod 1: 1491 - 1607

Period 1: 1491 - 1607 (College Board AP® US History)

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Native American Societies Before European Contact

  1. Land bridge Connecting Asia & North America
  2. Early Civilizations
  3. Indigenous Peoples of North America

European Exploration in the Americas

  1. Christopher Columbus & the Cause of Exploration
  2. Early Spanish & Portuguese Explorers
  3. Early English, French, & Dutch Explorers

Columbian Exchange, Spanish Exploration and Conquest

  1. Columbian Exchange
  2. Spanish Exploration & Conquest

Labor, Slavery, and Caste in the Spanish Colonial System

  1. The Caste & Encomienda Systems

Cultural Interactions Between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans

  1. Diverging World Views
  2. Encroachment of Europeans
  3. Religious, Cultural, and Racial Interactions

Native American Societies Before European Contact

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

European Exploration in the Americas

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

Columbian Exchange, Spanish Exploration and Conquest

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

Labor, Slavery, and Caste in the Spanish Colonial System

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

Cultural Interactions Between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans

  1. Multiple Choice Questions
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