Download our free AP U.S. History Study Guide Pack that covers the content you need to review for your exam. https://marcoap.co/studyguide In this video, Tom Richey provides a ten-minute overview of Unit 1 of the AP U.S. History course. Watch this in-depth content breakdown to review exactly what the 2020-2021 APUSH course and exam, will cover between 1491 and 1607. Period 1 focuses on what life was like in the Americas before European contact and how contact with Europeans forever altered the lives, cultures, and customs of American Indian societies. The Columbian Exchange, the Atlantic slave trade, and Native Americans. Marco Learning is committed to providing the best, most complete resources for AP students, their parents, and teachers. Experienced in the classroom, at the kitchen table, and within the test preparation industry, our teachers bring decades of AP expertise to you, no matter where you are. https://www.marcolearning.com/ Intro (0:00) Unit 1 (1:18) Early Native Americans (1:44) Agriculture (2:26) Colonial Motives (4:07) Comparing Colonies (4:56) Columbian Exchange (7:13) New Spain (9:01) Spanish Caste System (10:08) Outro (10:32) #apush #apushistory #americanhistory