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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This was the _________ big archaeological find in the Everglades and provided knowledge about the prehistoric Glades people.
(a) Only.
(b) Second.
(c) Third.
(d) First.

2. 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) 1967.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1987.

3. Slaves continued to escape to Florida. Why were slaves valuable?
(a) They could not be imported to the United States legally after 1808.
(b) They were not intelligent.
(c) They were strong.
(d) They did not have to be paid.

4. Billy Bowlegs told Twiggs that the murders were committed by whom?
(a) The white man.
(b) Black slaves.
(c) Himself.
(d) Five young Indians that had been captured by Chief Chitto-Hadjo.

5. After ___________________, people decided to grow sugar cane in Florida.
(a) World War II.
(b) The Great Depression.
(c) The Spanish-American War.
(d) World War I.

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

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

8. The __________ industry in the area contributed to Lake Okeechobee's pollution.
(a) Beef.
(b) Sweets.
(c) Dairy.
(d) Grain.

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

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

11. Several canals were dug and the price of land _____________.
(a) Increased.
(b) Plummeted.
(c) Decreased.
(d) Became sporadic.

12. Port ________________ became a good, increasingly important port.
(a) Tampa.
(b) Miami.
(c) Canaveral.
(d) Everglades.

13. By ___________, the government was told that Disston would not be able to drain all of the Everglades.
(a) 1912.
(b) 1892.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1902.

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

15. Indian Key and ______________ were the two most important settlements along the coast.
(a) Key West.
(b) Key Largo.
(c) Elliott Key.
(d) Key Biscayne.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project would manage the water of the Everglades and the cities through what?

2. ___________________ was established by Bowman F. Ashe who became its president.

3. In ______________, Governor William S. Jennings invalidated the swamp land grants to the railroads.

4. When the cattle became infested with ticks, they blamed what for carrying ticks?

5. A base was established near them in 1838 and Dr. Henry Perrine received a __________________ thousand acre grant to develop tropical plants.

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