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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. The University began in ___________ and grew.
(a) A bank.
(b) A warehouse.
(c) A hotel.
(d) An old public school building.

2. The Everglades still has problems, as does the rest of the area, because of what?
(a) Erosion.
(b) Pollution.
(c) Cattle.
(d) The population.

3. The __________ industry in the area contributed to Lake Okeechobee's pollution.
(a) Beef.
(b) Sweets.
(c) Grain.
(d) Dairy.

4. Several canals were dug and the price of land _____________.
(a) Decreased.
(b) Became sporadic.
(c) Increased.
(d) Plummeted.

5. In ___________, the murder of three men caused fears of another Indian uprising.
(a) 1894.
(b) 1884.
(c) 1849.
(d) 1889.

Short Answer Questions

1. There was a quarantine that stopped everything but what in Miami?

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

3. 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.

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did the whites want the Indians to leave?

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

5. What happened when Taylor retired? Why?

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

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

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

9. Miami and other cities prospered after the Depression. Why? Would this have been possible in other cities outside of Florida? Why or why not?

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

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