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
College Board AP® US History Past Papers