APUSH Period 1 (1491-1607)

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What year marks the beginning of APUSH Period 1?

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1491

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What major event occurred in 1492?

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Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas.

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Name one major crop cultivated by Native Americans in the Southwest.

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Maize (corn).

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Which Native American society built complex cliff dwellings in the Southwest?

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The Ancestral Puebloans (Anasazi).

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What was the Columbian Exchange?

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The transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases between the Old World and New World.

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Name one disease that devastated Native American populations.

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Smallpox.

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What system did the Spanish establish to control Native labor?

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The encomienda system.

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Who was Bartolomé de las Casas?

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A Spanish priest who spoke out against Native American mistreatment.

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What was the "three G's" motivation for European exploration?

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God, Gold, and Glory.

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Which Native American group lived in the Great Plains and followed bison herds?

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The Sioux.