This page contains links to all of the suggested topics within AP U.S. History Period 1: 1491 to 1607. These pages give you the information you need to understand the major events, people, and places of this time. On the AP U.S. History test, you will need to use this information to answer questions about patterns, trends, and big ideas.
Period 1: 1491 to 1607
Contextualizing Period 1
Native American Societies Before European Contact
European Exploration in the Americas
Columbian Exchange, Spanish Exploration, and Conquest
Labor, Slavery, and Caste in the Spanish Colonial System
Cultural Interactions Between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans
Causation in Period 1
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