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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XIV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In _________, the whites began to move back into the settlements.
(a) 1828.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1838.
(d) 1882.

2. The real estate boom spread throughout _______________ Florida.
(a) Northeastern.
(b) Southeastern.
(c) Southwestern.
(d) Northwestern.

3. In Chapter 5, the explorations continue where?
(a) In North and South America.
(b) In South American and Central America.
(c) In North America and Mexico.
(d) In Central America and Mexico.

4. When the fields were ______________, they built a dike and tried planting the cane again.
(a) Flooded by the rains.
(b) Burned in a forest fire.
(c) Polluted by chemicals.
(d) Destroyed by hail.

5. After ___________________, people decided to grow sugar cane in Florida.
(a) The Great Depression.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Spanish-American War.

Short Answer Questions

1. The survivors were taken to _________________ while the Indians retreated into the Everglades.

2. He set out with a fleet of ___________ ships and took possession of the territory.

3. Indian Key and ______________ were the two most important settlements along the coast.

4. A base was established near them in 1838 and Dr. Henry Perrine received a __________________ thousand acre grant to develop tropical plants.

5. After the explorers reached Mexico and its riches, only ________________ was interested in Florida.

(see the answer key)

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