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Open Topic notesTopic 1.6 · AP U.S. History
Cultural Interactions Between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans
Examine how divergent ideas about religion, land, family, gender, and power produced misunderstanding, selective cultural exchange, diplomacy, resistance, and debate.
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Compare European and diverse Indigenous perspectives on religion, land use, family, gender roles, and political authority.
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Explain how Native peoples used diplomacy, selective adoption, migration, and military resistance to defend sovereignty and culture.
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Analyze how extended contact with Native Americans and Africans shaped European debates and new justifications for subjugation.
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