APUSH Major Primary Sources Period 1 (1491-1607) Includes paintings, engravings, photographs, political cartoons, speeches, documents with hyperlinks for additional information and video links. Also includes secondary source maps, charts, and historical depictions. Compiled by John Burkowski Jr. Academy for Advanced Academics
Key Concepts 1.1.I.A, 1.1.I.B, 1.1.I.C, 1.1.I.D
Cahokia c. 1100 CE
Mississippian Mounds 800 CE – 1600 CE
Landing of Christopher Columbus H. B. Hall 1856
The Second Democrates Juan Gines de Sepulveda 1547
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies Bartoleme de las Casas 1552
Circa 1575-1580
Columbian Exchange