Tomorrow is the Unit 2 SS Assessment. Yesterday, the students took home their reviews. Today, they are bringing home their reviews and notebooks. Please use the notebook and the review to study. Below I have listed the essay questions.

Unit 2 Common Assessment Essay Questions ____________________

18. When different groups of people converged on the same land after 1492, how did the Native Americans, Spanish, African, and European people interact with each other? Describe how some groups tried to overpower others. 

19. Native Americans used different natural resources in the areas in which they lived. Select two of the following areas and describe the natural resources used by the Native Americans that settled there. Identify the natural resources used for food, shelter and clothing.  

• Eastern Woodland
• Great Plains
• Desert Southwest
• Pacific Northwest

20. Explain two positive and two negative effects of the Columbian Exchange. In your response, provide examples of things that were exchanged and include how they impacted Europe, Africa, and North America.

21. Explain the goal of Christopher Columbus when he set sail in 1492. Provide at least two reasons why his goal was important to Europeans.