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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Menendez secure the release of all of the captives?
(a) By raiding Chief Carlos' ship and freeing the captives.
(b) By killing Chief Carlos.
(c) By inviting Chief Carlos and twenty of his men to dinner on his boat and sailing to the open sea telling the Indians that they would be released when the captives were released.
(d) By giving Chief Carlos a great deal of money.

2. These people are believed to have arrived in the Everglades around ________ AD.
(a) 300.
(b) 700.
(c) 900.
(d) 500.

3. Maps drawn in the early ______________ suggested the existence of Cuba, Jamaica, the Bahamas, and Florida, but they were wrong in their estimated distances.
(a) 1300s.
(b) 1100s.
(c) 1200s.
(d) 1400s.

4. There are rivers and other small creeks that flow into what lake?
(a) Lake Okeechobee.
(b) Lake Norris.
(c) Lake Adelaide.
(d) Lake Isis.

5. During Ponce de Leon's ____________ voyage, he reached what he thought was an island that he named La Florida.
(a) 1523.
(b) 1533.
(c) 1503.
(d) 1513.

6. A group led by Captain James Moore moved from ________________ to the Everglades, taking Indians captive for the slave trade.
(a) Carolina.
(b) Indiana.
(c) New York.
(d) Virginia.

7. There are usually ________________ in late September and October.
(a) Earthquakes.
(b) Hurricanes.
(c) Tornadoes.
(d) Snow storms.

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

9. Why did many of the Indians die?
(a) As a result of war.
(b) As a result of the diseases of the white man.
(c) As a result of stress and fear caused by the white man.
(d) As a result of malnourishment.

10. Menendez, who was looking for ___________, found his party held captive by Chief Carlos.
(a) His son.
(b) His brother.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His wife.

11. Man did not originate in the Everglades or Florida. The Indians moved to Florida. In the beginning, there were how many races?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

12. Why did the Americans sign many treaties with the Indians?
(a) They wanted to cooperate with the Indians.
(b) They wanted to be fair to the Indians.
(c) They wanted the Indian land.
(d) They wanted peace with the Indians.

13. The _______________ settled on the Eastern coast of Southern Florida.
(a) Mayaimi.
(b) Jeaga.
(c) Tekesta.
(d) Calusa.

14. Menendez renamed the woman Dona ______________.
(a) Isabella.
(b) Priscilla.
(c) Menendez.
(d) Antonia.

15. The rains begin in ________________.
(a) May or June.
(b) April or May.
(c) March or April.
(d) June or July.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Spanish gave up Florida in exchange for Havana in ____________.

2. The _________ settled along the East coast.

3. A thirteen-year-old boy named Escalante de Fonteneda remained with the Indians for how many years?

4. The Age of Exploration began as Europeans looked for a way of reaching what?

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

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