Humans Are the Cancer of the World

APUSH SEMESTER 1 EXAM TEST BLUEPRINT

Created December 2014

AP US HISTORY CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK KEY CONCEPT | # ITEMS |

1.2.I.A Spanish and Portuguese exploration and conquest of the Americas led to widespread deadly epidemics, the emergence of racially mixed populations, and a caste system defined by an intermixture among Spanish settlers, Africans, and Native Americans. | 1 |

1.3.I.B Many Europeans developed a belief in white superiority to justify their subjugation of Africans and American Indians, using several different rationales. | 1 |

1.3.II.A European attempts to change American Indian beliefs and worldviews on basic social issues such as religion, gender roles and the family, and the relationship of people with the natural environment led to American Indian resistance and conflict. | 2 |

1.3.II.B In spite of slavery, Africans' cultural and linguistic adaptations to the Western Hemisphere resulted in varying degrees of cultural preservation and autonomy. | 1 |

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2.1.I.B French and Dutch colonial efforts involved relatively few Europeans and used trade alliances and intermarriage with American Indians to acquire furs and other products for export to Europe. | 1 |

2.2.I.A Conflicts in Europe spread to North America, as French, Dutch, British, and Spanish colonies allied, traded with, and armed American Indian groups, leading to continuing political instability. | 1 |

2.3.I.B Several factors promoted Anglicization in the British colonies: the growth of autonomous political communities based on English models, the development of commercial ties and legal structures, the emergence of a trans-Atlantic print culture, Protestant evangelism, religious toleration, and the spread of European Enlightenment ideals. | 2 |

2.3.II Britain's desire to maintain a viable North American empire in the face of growing internal challenges and external competition inspired efforts to strengthen its imperial control, stimulating increasing resistance from colonists...