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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. He wrote of his years with the Indians and talked of the great Chief ___________ who wanted to unite all of the Everglades Indians into a federation which he would control.

2. These people are believed to have arrived in the Everglades around ________ AD.

3. The Indians were descended from ________________.

4. Maps drawn in the early ______________ suggested the existence of Cuba, Jamaica, the Bahamas, and Florida, but they were wrong in their estimated distances.

5. When Menendez explained he could not be with a non-Christian woman, Carlos said to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Juan Ponce de Leon decide to leave Florida? What does this reveal about many explorers at this time?

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

3. Describe the first Indians in Florida. How do they compare to other tribes around the U.S?

4. How did animals end up, and stay, in Florida? How did this affect the various species?

5. How were the Native Americans treated by the European countries who sent out explorers? Why?

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

7. Who did Carlos give Menendez as a wife? Why?

8. Where are the Everglades located? Why is this important to this book?

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

10. How might the Indians who were the first to travel to Europe feel? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The government's policy changed, and Colonel Worth was put in charge to uphold it.

Part 1) When did the government's policy change? Why did it change? Why was Colonel Worth put in charge of implementing and upholding this policy? Was he a good choice the job? Why or why not?

Part 2) How did this new policy affect the Native Americans and the relationship between the Native Americans and the whites? Was this policy effective? Why or why not? What did this new policy reveal about those in charge?

Part 3) Describe two other policies in our country's past that reflect this same view of minorities. How effective were these policies? Why? Do any policies like this exist today? Why or why not?

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

Many changes took place in Florida at the end of the Civil War.

Part 1) Describe Florida prior to the Civil War. Why was it like this? How did it compare to other states? How did it begin to change during the Civil War? Why did it change even more after the Civil War?

Part 2) How did these changes affect all those living in Florida? How did these changes compare to those taking place around the country? Did these changes change Florida for the better? Why or why not?

Part 3) What changes have taken place in Florida since the end of the Civil War? Why did these changes occur? How did these changes reflect other events and feelings around the country?

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