AP U.S. History / Unit 1: Period 1: 1491–1607
1.1 Contextualizing Period 1
Notes
Period 1 (1491–1607): diverse Native American societies; European exploration after 1492; the Columbian Exchange; Spanish conquest and colonization.
- Big themes: contact between peoples, the spread of goods and diseases, new labor systems.
Practice
Period 1 begins with:
1491–1607.
A major effect of contact after 1492:
Smallpox and other diseases.
Period 1 ends with the founding of:
First permanent English colony.
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