3. Why did they want to grow sugar?
(a) The country was in need of more sugar.
(b) Sugar was becoming very popular.
(c) Many sugar crops had died elsewhere in the country due to disease.
(d) They could replace the chemicals that were missing from the land.

4. When the Indians attacked ______________ Key, Perrine was killed but his wife and children escaped.
(a) Big Pine.
(b) Biscayne.
(c) Indian.
(d) Largo.

5. In ____________, Carl Fisher laid out the plans for Miami Beach and built hotels.
(a) 1915.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1925.

Short Answer Questions

1. These men continued to purchase railroads. Why?

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

3. The ________________ problems caused by drainage began to affect vegetable growing and livestock as well as the water supply of the cities.

4. By __________ efforts were underway to correct the problems.

5. The __________ industry in the area contributed to Lake Okeechobee's pollution.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the sugar embargo in 1960 affect pollution in the Everglades? Could this have been prevented? If so, how? If not, why not?

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

4. What happened when Taylor retired? Why?

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

6. What was the Koreshan Unity? What does this reveal about some people during this time? Are places such as the Koreshan Unity in existence today? Why or why not?

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

8. What were the effects of the Yellow Fever epidemic? How have such epidemics been seen and dealt with in our own time?

9. How do events described in this story reinforce the importance of the connections between all living creatures?

10. What were the results of the Swamp Land Act of 1850?

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