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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A thirteen-year-old boy named Escalante de Fonteneda remained with the Indians for how many years?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Eleven.

2. The Mikasukis and the _______________ did not get along and they didn't have much to do with the escaped slaves.
(a) Creeks.
(b) Talasis.
(c) Seminoles.
(d) Calusas.

3. When Broward became governor in __________, they again tried to drain the Everglades.
(a) 1925.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1895.

4. Florida became a state in __________.
(a) 1885.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1854.
(d) 1945.

5. A lighthouse was built at Key Biscayne in _____________.
(a) 1837.
(b) 1827.
(c) 1782.
(d) 1872.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Indians were descended from ________________.

2. These men continued to purchase railroads. Why?

3. ____________ Taylor was in charge of Florida and the government's Indian policy.

4. Slaves continued to escape to Florida. Why were slaves valuable?

5. Rock lies below the water of Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades. The rock is ________________ and is usually not exposed unless there is a drought.

(see the answer key)

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