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AP US History Period One and Two Overview
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AP US History Period One and Two Overview
AP US History Period One and Two Overview
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1
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What were the key ideas of the A.P. U.S. History Period One Study Guide regarding Native populations in North America?
Answer
As native populations migrated and settled across North America, they developed distinct and complex societies by adapting to and transforming their diverse environments.
2
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How did different native societies adapt to their environments according to the study guide?
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Different native societies adapted to and transformed their environments through innovations in agriculture, resource use, and social structure.
3
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What was the significance of maize cultivation in early American societies?
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The spread of maize cultivation from present-day Mexico supported economic development, settlement, advanced irrigation, and social diversification among societies.
4
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How did societies in the Great Basin and the Great Plains adapt to their environments?
Answer
Societies responded to the aridity of the Great Basin and the grasslands of the western Great Plains by developing largely mobile lifestyles.
5
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What economic systems developed in the Northeast, Mississippi River Valley, and along the Atlantic seaboard?
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Some societies developed mixed agricultural and hunter-gatherer economies that favored the development of permanent villages.
6
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How did societies in the Northwest and California sustain themselves?
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They supported themselves by hunting and gathering, and in some areas developed settled communities supported by the vast resources of the ocean.
7
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What was the Columbian Exchange and its impact?
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Contact among Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans resulted in the Columbian Exchange, leading to significant social, cultural, and political changes on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
8
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What were the motivations behind European expansion into the Western Hemisphere?
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European expansion stemmed from a search for new sources of wealth, economic and military competition, and a desire to spread Christianity.
9
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What was one major impact of the Columbian Exchange on Europe?
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The Columbian Exchange brought new crops to Europe from the Americas, stimulating European population growth.
10
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How did improvements in maritime technology affect international trade?
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Improvements in maritime technology and organized methods like joint-stock companies helped drive changes to economies in Europe and the Americas.
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What demographic changes resulted from the Spanish Empire's development in the Western Hemisphere?
Answer
The Columbian Exchange and development of the Spanish Empire resulted in extensive demographic, economic, and social changes.
12
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What was the encomienda system?
Answer
In the encomienda system, Spanish colonial economies marshaled Native American labor to support plantation-based agriculture and extract precious metals and resources.
13
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How did European traders interact with West African groups regarding slavery?
Answer
European traders partnered with some West African groups who practiced slavery to forcibly extract slave labor for the Americas.
14
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What was the caste system developed by the Spanish?
Answer
The Spanish developed a caste system that incorporated and defined the status of the diverse population of Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans in their empire.
15
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What divergent worldviews did Europeans and Native Americans hold?
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In their interactions, Europeans and Native Americans asserted divergent worldviews regarding issues such as religion, gender roles, family, land use, and power.
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What were the consequences of mutual misunderstandings between Europeans and Native Americans?
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Mutual misunderstandings often defined early interactions and trade, as each group sought to understand the other, leading to some cultural exchanges.
17
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How did Native Americans respond to European encroachment?
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As European encroachments on Native American lands and demands on their labor increased, native peoples sought to defend their political sovereignty, economic prosperity, religious beliefs, and concepts of gender relations through diplomatic negotiations and military resistance.
18
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What debates arose among European leaders regarding non-Europeans?
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Extended contact with Native Americans and Africans fostered a debate among European leaders about how non-Europeans should be treated, leading to evolving justifications for the subjugation of these groups.
19
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What are some key vocabulary terms to know for the A.P. U.S. History Period One?
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Incas, Aztecs, Mayans, Pueblo, three sister farming, Iroquois, Columbian exchange, Anasazi, Treaty of Tordesillas, conquistadores, capitalism, Lakota Sioux, Encomienda, mestizos, Pope's Rebellion, Algonquian, Black Legend, Juan de Onate, Bartoleme de Las Casas.
20
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What were the main concepts to know for A.P. U.S. History Period Two?
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Spanish, French, Dutch, and British colonizers had different economic and imperial goals that shaped the social and political development of their colonies as well as their relationships with native populations.
21
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What was the impact of Spanish colonization on native populations?
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Spanish efforts led to the subjugation of native populations, conversion to Christianity, and incorporation into Spanish colonial society.
22
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How did French and Dutch colonial efforts differ from British efforts?
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French and Dutch colonial efforts relied on trade alliances and intermarriage with American Indians, while English colonization attracted a larger number of British migrants focusing on agriculture.
23
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What economic activities characterized the Chesapeake and North Carolina colonies?
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These colonies grew prosperous exporting tobacco, initially cultivated by white indentured servants and later by enslaved Africans.
24
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How did New England colonies develop economically?
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New England colonies developed around small towns with family farms and achieved a thriving mixed economy of agriculture and commerce.
25
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What characterized the middle colonies' economy and society?
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The middle colonies supported a flourishing export economy based on cereal crops and attracted a broad range of European migrants, leading to greater cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity.
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What was a significant consequence of British colonial self-governance?
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Distance and Britain's initially lax attention led to the colonies creating self-governing institutions that were unusually democratic for the era.
27
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What was the significance of the Atlantic economy?
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An Atlantic economy developed where goods, enslaved Africans, and American Indians were exchanged between Europe, Africa, and the Americas through trade networks.
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What changes occurred in American Indian communities due to European trade?
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Continuing trade with Europeans increased the flow of goods in and out of American Indian communities, stimulating cultural and economic changes and spreading diseases.
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What were the effects of competition over resources between European rivals and American Indians?
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Competition encouraged industry and trade and led to conflict in the Americas.
30
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How did the British colonies evolve politically and culturally?
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Transatlantic commercial, religious, philosophical, and political exchanges led British colonies to evolve in their political and cultural attitudes.