Ap History 3

AP US History Review 2009 Session #1 Columbus - 1800
Includes the following chapters from The American Pageant (12th edition):
Ch 1-10

Consider the 5 Ws when thinking about history: Who, What, When, Where, & Why/How is it important?

Ch. 1 New World Beginnings, 33,000 B.C.-A.D. 1769
Reasons for colonization:
Colonists who ultimately embraced the vision of America as an independent nation had in common all of the
following characteristics -
the desire to create an agricultural society
learning to live lives unfettered by the tyrannies of official authority
learning to live lives unfettered by the tyrannies of official religion
learning to live lives unfettered by the tyrannies of social hierarchies
They did have a willingness to subjugate others (slavery)
The ideals that the colonists cherished as synonymous with American life included reverence for all of the
following - individual liberty - self-government - religious tolerance - economic opportunity
They did not have an opposition to slavery
Native Americans:
Some of the more advanced Native American cultures did all of the following -
establish large, bustling cities - make strikingly accurate astronomical observations
study mathematics - carry on commerce
but they did not engage in significant ocean voyages of discovery [or did they?]
The size and sophistication of Native American civilizations in Mexico and South America can be attributed
- to the development of agriculture [which is why they were more war-like than nomadic hunter-gatherer Indians]
All of the following are true of the Inca, Mayan, and Aztec civilizations -
they had advanced agricultural practices based primarily on the cultivation of maize
they lacked the technology of the wheel
they built elaborate cities and carried on far-flung commerce
they had talented mathematicians, which allowed them to make accurate astronomical observations
but they did not have the use of large draft animals such as the... [continues]

Read full essay