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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Henry M. Flagler constructed a hotel in ______________ and was also interested in Florida railroads.
(a) Miami.
(b) St. Augustine.
(c) Sunrise.
(d) Tampa.

2. The rowing of this crop required irrigation that affected the water level of what?
(a) Lake Okeechobee.
(b) Lake Eola.
(c) Lake Miccosukee.
(d) Lake Anoka.

3. The rowing of _______________ became more important in 1960.
(a) Corn.
(b) Sugar cane.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Cotton.

4. In ______________, Governor William S. Jennings invalidated the swamp land grants to the railroads.
(a) 1923.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1913.

5. In ___________, the murder of three men caused fears of another Indian uprising.
(a) 1884.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1849.
(d) 1889.

6. __________________ explored the archaeological aspects of the Everglades finding many artifacts.
(a) Frank Hamilton Cusing.
(b) Jasper P. Whetstone.
(c) Cyrus Teed.
(d) Thomas McClure.

7. The lives of the Indians were also changing as they adapted more modern ways, especially who?
(a) The men.
(b) The younger ones.
(c) The younger females.
(d) The younger males.

8. During what war did the railroads handle the troops?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Spanish American War.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Civil War.

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

10. Why did they want to grow sugar?
(a) The country was in need of more sugar.
(b) Many sugar crops had died elsewhere in the country due to disease.
(c) Sugar was becoming very popular.
(d) They could replace the chemicals that were missing from the land.

11. People moved into the Everglades. How did they live with the Indians?
(a) In separate, guarded communities.
(b) Peacefully.
(c) Not well.
(d) Peacefully for only a couple of years.

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

13. Eventually Billy Bowlegs and others were offered money to leave Florida. Where did they go after they accepted the money?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Charleston.

14. ________ hundred people followed him and lived in the commune he established.
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

15. What were there many of in Miami at this time?
(a) Cowboys and Indians.
(b) Farmers and teachers.
(c) Bathers and casinos.
(d) Students and young families.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In _________, the whites began to move back into the settlements.

3. Who was the first group of white men to ever cross the Everglades from east to west?

4. Towns formed along _____________ Florida East Coast Railroad.

5. Eventually the first canal was dredged by _________________.

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