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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The Indians, who thought the new policy would allow them to remain in Florida, found they had been lied to. How did they react?
(a) They left Florida.
(b) They protested.
(c) They asked other European nations to help them.
(d) They attacked the army settlement at Charlotte Harbor.

4. George Merrick designed the plans for the city to be called _________ Gables.
(a) Coral.
(b) High.
(c) Shining.
(d) Green.

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

6. In ___________, the Miami area was struck by a hurricane.
(a) 1926.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1906.

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

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

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

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

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

12. ____________________ set up a company to obtain land grants in the Everglades.
(a) William H. Glenn.
(b) William H. Graham.
(c) William H. Gleason.
(d) William H. Green.

13. 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) Peace between the whites and Indians.
(d) The white man following the escaped slaves to the Everglades.

14. The surveyors entered ___________________ in the Everglades which violated the treaty with the Indians.
(a) The twilight zone.
(b) The neutral zone.
(c) The peace zone.
(d) The dead zone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The rowing of this crop required irrigation that affected the water level of what?

2. Who replaced these workers after World War II?

3. Miami and nearby areas _______________ in the years following the Depression.

4. When Taylor retired from the Army in __________, he was replaced by Brigadier General Taylor and a new government policy.

5. Towns formed along _____________ Florida East Coast Railroad.

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