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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. ____________ Taylor was in charge of Florida and the government's Indian policy.
(a) Zadok.
(b) Zachariah.
(c) Zachary.
(d) John.

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

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

5. When the Civil War ended slavery, it also ended what?
(a) Hatred for African Americans and Indians.
(b) The attempts to force the Indians out.
(c) The white man following the escaped slaves to the Everglades.
(d) Peace between the whites and Indians.

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

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

8. People were now interested in making a life in other parts of Florida, mainly where?
(a) Along the west coast.
(b) Along the northern border.
(c) In the interior.
(d) Along the coast.

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

10. How did the Indians make a living?
(a) By capturing wild animals and selling them to zoos and circuses.
(b) By capturing birds and selling them to Havana.
(c) By selling alcohol.
(d) By selling Indian souvenirs.

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

12. What was an important industry for the cities?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Farming.
(c) Tourism.
(d) Coal mining.

13. The area south of ___________________ was successfully growing fruits.
(a) Lake Okeechobee.
(b) Lake Overstreet.
(c) Lake Olivia.
(d) Lake Osborne.

14. The waters are now affected by what?
(a) Salt.
(b) Pollution and industrial waste.
(c) Flooding.
(d) Low amounts of rainfall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. __________ was the first to recover with a myriad of new hotels.

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

3. At this time, Captain _____________ took over the Office of Indian Affairs.

4. The crime in the Everglades increased due to what?

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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