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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mail delivery developed slowly first by foot, and then by wagon and ____________.
(a) Bus.
(b) Stagecoach.
(c) Boat.
(d) Train.

2. These men continued to purchase railroads. Why?
(a) They had an entire coastline to cover.
(b) They had nothing better to do.
(c) Railroads were cheap.
(d) They thought they could use the Everglades land.

3. The state was still trying to do what to the Indians?
(a) Kill them.
(b) Get rid of the Indians.
(c) Force them to Westernize.
(d) Make peace with them.

4. __________ was the first to recover with a myriad of new hotels.
(a) Dayton Beach.
(b) Miami Beach.
(c) New Smyrna Beach.
(d) Panama City Beach.

5. In ____________, Carl Fisher laid out the plans for Miami Beach and built hotels.
(a) 1925.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1915.

Short Answer Questions

1. Billy Bowlegs told Twiggs that the murders were committed by whom?

2. Port ________________ became a good, increasingly important port.

3. After the passage of the ___________________, the Everglades came under the control of the state of Florida.

4. Cattle country developed west of _____________.

5. ____________________ set up a company to obtain land grants in the Everglades.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the effects of the hurricane that hit Florida in 1926. How does this foreshadow Florida's future?

2. Why did the whites want the Indians to leave?

3. All the cities in Florida grew very quickly. What might this foreshadow?

4. What happened when Taylor retired? Why?

5. Why did Billy Bowlegs leave Florida? How might this reflect the feelings of many Indians in Florida at this time?

6. How did the ending of the Civil War affect Florida?

7. What were the results of the Swamp Land Act of 1850?

8. How do events described in this story reinforce the importance of the connections between all living creatures?

9. Migrant workers were important to Florida agriculture. Why? Are they as important today? Why or why not?

10. How was corruption and crime a part of life in Florida in this chapter? How is this also a theme of this book?

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