APUSH AMSCO Period 1 questions with correct answers

Columbian Exchange CORRECT ANSWER Trans-Atlantic trade of animals, plants, germs, and people. Profoundly changed each area it hit (Europe, North America, South America, Caribbean, Africa) Natives and Africans CORRECT ANSWER Were used for labor in agriculture and mining precious metals. Resisted oppression by maintaining elements of their cultures. European countries in America CORRECT ANSWER Spanish and Portuguese, followed by the French and Dutch, and then the English. Columbus and other explorers CORRECT ANSWER When writing history, (predominantly white, male) historians wrote of _________________ as great explorers, with a heroic legacy. As the stories of different kinds of people began to take a greater role in the story of America, these people are increasingly seen as invaders of great societies. European diseases and violence CORRECT ANSWER Destroyed the diverse and vibrant pre-Columbian cultures. Original discovery of America CORRECT ANSWER Occurred at least 10,000 years before Columbus. Most likely 30,000-40,000 years ago. The theory is that migrants from Asia crossed a land bridge between Siberia and Alaska, which was covered in water at the end of the Ice Age. Another theory is that the migrants came on boats. The first Americans CORRECT ANS