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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the East coast, they boiled the flesh from the bones, tied the bones together and added them to what?
(a) The sea.
(b) A stew.
(c) A coffin.
(d) The bones of the older generation.

2. Major General Twiggs was ordered to the area. He established a post named Fort Myers after who?
(a) His father.
(b) His future son-in-law.
(c) His son.
(d) His nephew.

3. Why did most European immigrants go further west?
(a) They did not want to compete with the slave labor in Florida.
(b) They did not want to live in a tropical climate.
(c) They did not feel safe in Florida.
(d) They feared the Indians.

4. Their homes were built on ________________ and consisted of platforms and roofs.
(a) Poles or pilings.
(b) Bricks.
(c) Straw mats.
(d) Boats.

5. The Indians were descended from ________________.
(a) Mongolians.
(b) Indians.
(c) Russians.
(d) Africans.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the Army move out of Florida?

3. The surveyors entered ___________________ in the Everglades which violated the treaty with the Indians.

4. The state was still trying to do what to the Indians?

5. The ___________ tribe settled in the area around Tallahassee.

(see the answer key)

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