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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the fields were ______________, they built a dike and tried planting the cane again.
(a) Polluted by chemicals.
(b) Burned in a forest fire.
(c) Flooded by the rains.
(d) Destroyed by hail.

3. The man who dredged the first canal purchased four ___________ acres of swamp land west of Lake Okeechobee.
(a) Thousand.
(b) Million.
(c) Trillion.
(d) Billion.

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

5. What did the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project affect?
(a) The tourist population of Florida.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The bird population of the Everglades.
(d) The cattle ranchers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In ___________, the murder of three men caused fears of another Indian uprising.

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

4. People were now interested in making a life in other parts of Florida, mainly where?

5. ____________________ set up a company to obtain land grants in the Everglades.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Native Americans adapt to life in Florida after the Civil War? How does this reflect their ability to adapt throughout the settling of the Americas?

2. How did Florida becoming a slave state affect those living in Florida?

3. Describe the dredging of the first canal. Why was it dredged? What effects might this have on Florida in the coming decades?

4. Why were slaves so valuable? How did their value affect life in Florida at this time

5. How did the ending of the Civil War affect Florida?

6. How was corruption and crime a part of life in Florida in this chapter? How is this also a theme of this book?

7. Describe the effects of the hurricane that hit Florida in 1926. How does this foreshadow Florida's future?

8. Why were people interested in growing sugar in Florida? Is this a valid reason? Why or why not?

9. All the cities in Florida grew very quickly. What might this foreshadow?

10. The University of Miami is established. What does this reveal about Florida?

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