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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. The crime in the Everglades increased due to what?

2. Why did the rowing of the answer to 164 become more important in 1960?

3. When Broward became governor in __________, they again tried to drain the Everglades.

4. The area south of ___________________ was successfully growing fruits.

5. George Merrick designed the plans for the city to be called _________ Gables.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Billy Bowlegs leave Florida? How might this reflect the feelings of many Indians in Florida at this time?

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

4. 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?

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

6. Describe the dredging of the first canal. Why was it dredged? What effects might this have on Florida in the coming decades?

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

8. Why were people interested in growing sugar in Florida? Is this a valid reason? Why or why not?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Native Americans fought against European control.

Part 1) Describe this fight. How and why did it first begin? How did the relationship between the white man and the Native Americans change over time? How, in many ways, did it stay the same?

Part 2) Would you consider this fight a power struggle? Why or why not? Why were the white men stronger than the Native Americans? How were they able to take control over Florida and the Native Americans?

Part 3) How does this struggle between the Native Americans and the white man reflect the relationships between white men and other groups of people? Does this type of struggle still exist today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The Everglades were first inhabited by Native American tribes.

Part 1) Describe these Native American tribes and their migration to Florida. How did they adapt to Florida? How do these tribes compare to each other?

Part 2) How did these tribes react to the arrival of European explorers and settlers? How did they later react to Florida's statehood and increased population? Why did the white settlers treat the Native Americans the way they did?

Part 3) How does the migration of the Native Americans compare to migration elsewhere in the world? How does the treatment of the Native Americans by the white man compare to the treatment of other native groups by the white man? What does this say about the white man?

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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