View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Slaves continued to escape to Florida. Why were slaves valuable?
(a) They were strong.
(b) They could not be imported to the United States legally after 1808.
(c) They did not have to be paid.
(d) They were not intelligent.

2. What was an important industry for the cities?
(a) Tourism.
(b) Coal mining.
(c) Farming.
(d) Cotton.

3. By __________ efforts were underway to correct the problems.
(a) 2007.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1997.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. ____________ Taylor was in charge of Florida and the government's Indian policy.

2. Henry M. Flagler constructed a hotel in ______________ and was also interested in Florida railroads.

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

4. Since Taylor allowed the Blacks to go west with the Indians and prevented them from being hunted in the war zone, __________ hundred of the Indians agreed to move west.

5. Who was the first group of white men to ever cross the Everglades from east to west?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of this chapter?

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

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

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

5. Describe Zachary Taylor's leadership and the effects of his leadership.

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

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

8. 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?

9. What happened when Taylor retired? Why?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 907 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample