The apush unit 1 and 2 review covers Native American societies, the Columbian Exchange, and European colonization of North America from 1491-1754, highlighting the transformation of the Americas through cultural exchange, settlement patterns, and the establishment of slavery.
• The period examines diverse Native American societies across different regions, including the Southwest Pueblos, Plains tribes, and Northeastern settlements
• Columbian Exchange effects dramatically altered both hemispheres through the exchange of crops, animals, diseases, and cultural practices
• European colonization established distinct regional characteristics in North America, with Spanish, French, Dutch, and English settlements developing unique approaches
• The institution of slavery evolved differently across British colonial regions, with the South developing a plantation-based system while the North relied more on indentured servants
