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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ________________ purchased bankrupt Southern Railroads and planned a railroad from Sanford to Tampa.
(a) Harrison B. Root.
(b) Henri B. Arbor.
(c) Harry B. Seed.
(d) Henry B. Plant.

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

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

4. Who replaced these workers after World War II?
(a) Black workers.
(b) White workers.
(c) Indian workers.
(d) Hispanic workers.

5. In __________, the Everglades became a national park.
(a) 1957.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1947.

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

7. The state was still trying to do what to the Indians?
(a) Force them to Westernize.
(b) Kill them.
(c) Make peace with them.
(d) Get rid of the Indians.

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

9. A base was established near them in 1838 and Dr. Henry Perrine received a __________________ thousand acre grant to develop tropical plants.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twenty four.
(d) Fifteen.

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

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

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

13. 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.

14. Dr. Cyrus Teed founded the _________________ which was devoted to communal living.
(a) Twin Oaks Community.
(b) Koreshan Unity.
(c) Bodhi Collective.
(d) Freedom-Universe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did they want to grow sugar?

2. Why did the rowing of the answer to 164 become more important in 1960?

3. There was a quarantine that stopped everything but what in Miami?

4. There was a ___________________ epidemic after the Spanish American war.

5. These men continued to purchase railroads. Why?

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