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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. By __________ efforts were underway to correct the problems.

2. The Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project would manage the water of the Everglades and the cities through what?

3. ________________ purchased bankrupt Southern Railroads and planned a railroad from Sanford to Tampa.

4. Eventually the first canal was dredged by _________________.

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. How was corruption and crime a part of life in Florida in this chapter? How is this also a theme of this book?

2. What is the purpose of this chapter?

3. Describe Zachary Taylor's leadership and the effects of his leadership.

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

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

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

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

9. How did the ending of the Civil War affect Florida?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Canals were dredged in Florida.

Part 1) How did settlers change Florida's landscape over the centuries? Why did they begin dredging canals? How is this related to the settling of Florida?

Part 2) What else was being done to the Florida landscape at the same time canals were being dredged? Why? How did all of this activity begin to affect Florida?

Part 3) How are these activities still seen today? How has human activity all over the world affected our environments and our planet as a whole? How might this affect our world for future generations?

Essay Topic 2

Many and treaties were signed by the Native Americans.

Part 1) Describe these various treaties as described in this book. How did these treaties come to exist? Why did the whites create them? Why did the Native Americans sign them?

Part 2) What do these treaties reveal about the whites and Native Americans? How effective were these treaties? Explain. How have treaties, in general, affected the Native Americans in the U.S.? Why?

Part 3) What are two other treaties the U.S. has enacted or taken part in? Why? How effective were these treaties? Why? How have the consequences of these treaties affected us today?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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