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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. In ___________, the Miami area was struck by a hurricane.
(a) 1906.
(b) 1926.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1936.
2. Why did most European immigrants go further west?
(a) They did not want to live in a tropical climate.
(b) They did not feel safe in Florida.
(c) They did not want to compete with the slave labor in Florida.
(d) They feared the Indians.
3. When Taylor retired from the Army in __________, he was replaced by Brigadier General Taylor and a new government policy.
(a) 1840.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1830.
(d) 1850.
4. The area south of ___________________ was successfully growing fruits.
(a) Lake Olivia.
(b) Lake Osborne.
(c) Lake Overstreet.
(d) Lake Okeechobee.
5. In ______________, Governor William S. Jennings invalidated the swamp land grants to the railroads.
(a) 1923.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1913.
Short Answer Questions
1. Florida became a state in __________.
2. This chapter is a result of a __________ discussion with the author about what has happened in the forty years since the book was first published.
3. People moved into the Everglades. How did they live with the Indians?
4. The survivors were taken to _________________ while the Indians retreated into the Everglades.
5. Eventually Billy Bowlegs and others were offered money to leave Florida. Where did they go after they accepted the money?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Florida becoming a slave state affect those living in Florida?
2. Describe the battles that were renewed. Why were they renewed?
3. How did the ending of the Civil War affect Florida?
4. All the cities in Florida grew very quickly. What might this foreshadow?
5. Describe the effects of the hurricane that hit Florida in 1926. How does this foreshadow Florida's future?
6. Describe the dredging of the first canal. Why was it dredged? What effects might this have on Florida in the coming decades?
7. Migrant workers were important to Florida agriculture. Why? Are they as important today? Why or why not?
8. Why was tourism important to Florida? Why has this importance continued to today?
9. The University of Miami is established. What does this reveal about Florida?
10. Why did the whites want the Indians to leave?
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