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Multiple Choice Questions

1. This chapter is a result of a __________ discussion with the author about what has happened in the forty years since the book was first published.
(a) 1977.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1997.

2. At this time, Captain _____________ took over the Office of Indian Affairs.
(a) Carson.
(b) Clark.
(c) Charles.
(d) Casey.

3. The survivors were taken to _________________ while the Indians retreated into the Everglades.
(a) Tampa.
(b) St. Augustine.
(c) Ft. Lauderdale.
(d) Miami.

4. When did the Army move out of Florida?
(a) After the Spanish-American War.
(b) After WWI.
(c) Before war began.
(d) After the peace.

5. In 1947, South Florida experienced ________ hurricanes and as a result, there were demands for flood control.
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

6. There was a quarantine that stopped everything but what in Miami?
(a) The night clubs.
(b) The shipping industry.
(c) The railroad.
(d) Real estate activity.

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

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

9. Mail delivery developed slowly first by foot, and then by wagon and ____________.
(a) Stagecoach.
(b) Boat.
(c) Train.
(d) Bus.

10. Who was the first group of white men to ever cross the Everglades from east to west?
(a) Washington and the Army of Virginia.
(b) De Soto and his men.
(c) Roosevelt and his Rough Riders.
(d) Colonel Harney and his troops.

11. The crime in the Everglades increased due to what?
(a) Hijacking.
(b) The goods being transported through the Everglades.
(c) Severe poverty.
(d) Mental illness.

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

13. Cattle country developed west of _____________.
(a) Clewiston.
(b) Cedar Key.
(c) Cape Coral.
(d) Callaway.

14. Eventually the first canal was dredged by _________________.
(a) Hamilton Disston.
(b) Hank Dillon.
(c) Harrison DeVane.
(d) Henry Deveau.

15. There has been a change in the demographics of the population with an inflow of _______________ families.
(a) Younger working.
(b) Older working.
(c) Younger upper class.
(d) Older upper class.

Short Answer Questions

1. The lives of the Indians were also changing as they adapted more modern ways, especially who?

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

3. In ____________, Carl Fisher laid out the plans for Miami Beach and built hotels.

4. The area south of ___________________ was successfully growing fruits.

5. How did the Indians make a living?

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