AP U.S. History Period 1 Test (2022-2023)

New crops from Europe stimulated native cultures immediately after the Encounter.

The spread of maize culture in North America, which had occurred prior to the Encounter.

Technological improvements introduced by Europeans produced changes to Native American economies.

European exploration of the Americas was fueled by desire for wealth.

Most Europeans believed that Natives in the New World were unfairly persecuted by Europeans

Advanced understandings among Native Americans of agriculture during the period

Policies of the Catholic church, which encouraged conversion of natives

European notions of cultural and intellectual superiority over Native Americans

It would have destabilized the region due to the necessity of access to running water.

It would have encouraged the American Indians to develop mobile lifestyles.

It would have supported diversification and economic development.

It would have allowed the development of a mixed agricultural and hunter-gatherer economy.

Cultural misunderstandings between Native Americans and Europeans during the age of encounter

Increasing contact between Native Americans and Europeans during the 16th century

The development of labor systems such as the encomienda system

Increasingly clear cultural understandings as languages were translated

Increasing homogenization of culture in the Americas

A decrease in economic exchange through triangle trade

Increased intermixing of culture in the Americas

A decline in technological superiority of Europeans

Europeans increasingly exploited Native Americans for labor.

There was an increased debate over how Native Americans should be treated by Europeans.

Europeans dramatically altered their views of the social, political, and economic relationships between themselves and natives.

Europeans increasingly isolated themselves and tried to maintain cultural and political autonomy.

The introduction of slave labor and the encomienda system

Increasingly complex cultural exchanges between Europeans and natives

The growth of racially mixed populations in the Americas

The development of sophisticated transportation networks

Increasing immigration from the old world to the new world

Increasing political autonomy for natives

The growth of republican notions of self-government

Debates over how “civilized” native populations were

The introduction of African slave labor into the Americas

The introduction of domesticated livestock into the Western Hemisphere

Widespread deadly epidemics caused by encounters with Europeans

European exploitation of native populations and resources

New sources of mineral wealth led to the rise of capitalism in the European economy

Europeans accepted the political autonomy of Native Americans

The Atlantic slave trade declined in popularity

The Spanish and Portuguese conquest of the Americas