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

2. __________ was the first to recover with a myriad of new hotels.
(a) Panama City Beach.
(b) New Smyrna Beach.
(c) Dayton Beach.
(d) Miami Beach.

3. In 1947, South Florida experienced ________ hurricanes and as a result, there were demands for flood control.
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

4. Towns formed along _____________ Florida East Coast Railroad.
(a) Douglas'.
(b) Disston's.
(c) Flagler's.
(d) Plant's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. People moved into the Everglades. How did they live with the Indians?

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

3. When the cattle became infested with ticks, they blamed what for carrying ticks?

4. Eventually the first canal was dredged by _________________.

5. During what war did the railroads handle the troops?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Migrant workers were important to Florida agriculture. Why? Are they as important today? Why or why not?

3. Describe the battles that were renewed. Why were they renewed?

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

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

6. How did the railroad become increasingly important in Florida? How does this reflect the importance of the railroad throughout the country?

7. Why were people all over the country interested in Everglades land?

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

9. How was the work of Frank Hamilton Cusing important to Florida?

10. Why did Billy Bowlegs leave Florida? How might this reflect the feelings of many Indians in Florida at this time?

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