Labor, Slavery, & Caste in the Spanish Colonies ⛓

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the growth of the Spanish Empire in North America shaped the development of social and economic structures over time

⏰ What We Did

• Explored the Encomienda system implemented in the Spanish-held territories of the New World
• Analyzed the development of the trans-Atlantic slave trade by the Spanish
• Inspected the hierarchy of the caste system employed by the Spanish in the Americas

⚙️ Resources

• APUSH Topic 1.5: Labor, Slavery, & Caste in the Spanish Colonies (Google Slides)
• APUSH Topic 1.5: Labor, Slavery, & Caste in the Spanish Colonies (Guided Notes)

Spanish Exploration and Conquest 🇪🇸

Today's class was led by a guest teacher (COVID-19) 🦠

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the causes of the Columbian Exchange and its effect on Europe and the Americas in the period after 1492

⏰ What We Did

• Took notes on the specific Spanish explorers and the areas they conquered
  
• Took notes on the Spanish justification for their treatment of American Indians

⚙️ Resources

• APUSH Topic 1.4b: Spanish Exploration and Conquest (Google Slides)
• APUSH Topic 1.4b: Spanish Exploration and Conquest (Guided Notes)

Columbian Exchange ♻️

Today's class was led by a guest teacher (COVID-19) 🦠

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the causes of the Columbian Exchange and its effect on Europe and the Americas in the period after 1492

⏰ What We Did

• Took notes on the initial interaction of Columbus with the indigenous people of the Americas
  
• Took notes on the Columbian Exchange and how the trade of plants, animals, diseases, and other items affected both Europe and the Americas

⚙️ Resources

• APUSH Topic 1.4a: Columbian Exchange (Google Slides)
• APUSH Topic 1.4a: Columbian Exchange (Guided Notes)

European Exploration in the Americas 🌎

Today's class was led by a guest teacher (COVID-19) 🦠
Late Start Day 🕣

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the causes of exploration and conquest of the New World by various European nations

⏰ What We Did

• Took notes on the historical context of Europe and Asia prior to the Age of Exploration
• Took notes on the causes and motivations of European exploration and conquest in the New World

⚙️ Resources

• APUSH Topic 1.3: European Exploration in the Americas (Google Slides)
• APUSH Topic 1.3: European Exploration in the Americas (Guided Notes)

Native American Societies Before European Contact 🪶

Today's class was led by a guest teacher (COVID-19) 🦠

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how and why various native populations in the period before European contact interacted with the natural environment in North America

⏰ What We Did

• Identified the location of major indigenous groups and cultural areas in North America
• Compared the human geographic regions
• Defined animism

⚙️ Resources

• APUSH Topic 1.2: Native American Societies Before European Contact (Google Slides)
• APUSH Topic 1.2: Native American Societies Before European Contact (Guided Notes)

Contextualizing Period 1 🂋

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the context for European encounters in the Americas from 1491 to 1607

⏰ What We Did

• Developed a working definition of contextualization
• Examined the world as it existed in 1491

⚙️ Resources

• APUSH Topic 1.1: Contextualizing Period 1 (Google Slides)
• APUSH Topic 1.1: Contextualizing Period 1 (Guided Notes)

College Board Sign-up 💻

🎯 Learning Targets

• Register as a student for AP U.S. History on College Board

⏰ What We Did

• Signed up and registered for APUSH on the My AP website