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UNIT 1: DISCOVERING AND SETTLING THE AMERICAS
Period 1: 1491 - 1607

LEarning objectives:

Learning Objective A - Explain the context for European encounters in the Americas from 1491 to 1607.

Learning Objective B - Explain how and why various native populations in the period before European contact interacted with the natural environment in North America.

Learning Objective C - Explain the causes of exploration and conquest of the New World by various European nations.

Learning Objective D - Explain causes of the Columbian Exchange and its effect on Europe and the Americas during the period after 1492.

Learning Objective E - Explain how the growth of the Spanish Empire in North America shaped the development of social and economic structures over time.

Learning Objective F - Explain how and why European and Native American perspectives of others developed and changed in the period.



Study Guide

AP US History Unit 1 Study Guide
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Reading Assignment #1
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  • Home
  • Graduation
  • Civics and Economics
    • Unit 1
    • Unit 2
    • Unit 3
    • Unit 4
    • Unit 5
    • Unit 6
    • Unit 7
    • Unit 8
  • AP US History
    • Unit 1
    • Unit 2
    • Unit 3
    • Unit 4
    • Unit 5
    • Unit 6
    • Unit 7
    • Unit 8
    • Unit 9
    • Final Project
    • AP US History Review
  • Contact Ms. Price