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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Colonies were established in various parts of the world as a result of what?

2. There are usually ________________ in late September and October.

3. The ______________ settled around the great central lake.

4. Carlos gave who to be the wife of Menendez?

5. The Seminoles were the Indians of _______________ Florida.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the rainy season in the Everglades.

2. What takes place in Chapter Nine? Why does this take place?

3. What did Hernando de Soto govern? How well might he have governed? Why?

4. What is the Age of Exploration? Why did it take place?

5. How were the Indians affected by the arrival of the white man?

6. Why was no one able to lead the Indians?

7. Describe the explorations of Christopher Columbus. How did inaccurate maps play a role in the discovery of the Americas?

8. Why did Jesuits arrive in Florida? How successful were they? Why?

9. How were the Americas affected by the Age of Exploration?

10. From where does the name 'Everglades' come? How is this similar to the Indian name? How are these names fitting for this region?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At several points throughout Florida's history, the white men and Native Americans lived in peace.

Part 1) Describe these times in Florida's history. Why did this peace exist? How were the interests and opinions of others different than at times of war? Why were these peaceful times not lasting?

Part 2) Did peace finally win out? In the end, was there peace between the Native Americans and the whites? Why or why not? What other times of peace and war between the whites and Native Americans have existed in our country's history? Why? Overall, do you believe our country now is peaceful? Why or why not?

Part 3) Describe our country's relationship with other countries, religious groups, and ethnic groups. How does this compare to our country's history with the Native Americans? Can there ever be complete peace between our country and others? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Florida became a slave state.

Part 1) When did Florida become a state? Why did it become a state? Why did it become a slave state? How did this affect other whites, Native Americans, and blacks? How did its becoming a slave state reflect the turmoil taking place in the U.S. at the time?

Part 2) How did the ending of the Civil War change the lives of slaves and slave owners in Florida? Initially, was this good or bad for the state of Florida? Why? How might these changes reflect life for those living in other slave states?

Part 3) Why were there slaves states and free states? What does this distinction reveal about those living in the states? How did it reflect relations between free and slave states? How are these differences still seen today?

Essay Topic 3

Attention was paid to the Everglades in the 1990s.

Part 1) Describe the attention paid to the protection of the Everglades prior to the 1990s. How did this attention change in the 1990s? Why did this attention and attitude regarding the Everglades change?

Part 2) Why was the Clinton administration so interested in protecting the Everglades? What does this interest in the environment reveal about the attitudes of those in the 1990s? Is this attitude still seen today? Why or why not?

Part 3) What is being done today to protect the Everglades and other environments and natural resources? Is this enough? Why or why not?

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