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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. In ___________, the Miami area was struck by a hurricane.

2. What did the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project affect?

3. The Indians, who thought the new policy would allow them to remain in Florida, found they had been lied to. How did they react?

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

5. Florida became a state in __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happened when Taylor retired? Why?

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

9. Why were people all over the country interested in Everglades land?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It took many centuries for the white man to control Florida.

Part 1) Describe the arrival and settling of the white man. Why did he come to Florida? What challenges did he face? How did he deal with these challenges? Why did he react this way?

Part 2) Why did it take so long for the white man to finally take control of Florida? What does this reveal about Florida and the Native Americans who lived there?

Part 3) How has this interest in controlling Florida affected this state today? How has control played an important role in the colonization and settling of other regions of the world? How has all of this control over native peoples and their environments affected our world today? Is this good or bad? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Miami and other nearby cities prospered in the years following the depression.

Part 1) Describe the events leading up to the Great Depression. What was the Great Depression? How was the country as a whole affected by it? How was Florida affected? How does this compare to the effects on the rest of the country? Explain.

Part 2) Why did Miami and other nearby cities prosper after the Great Depression? What does this reveal about these cities, Florida, and the rest of the country?

Part 3) Is Florida as popular today as it was after the Great Depression? Why or why not? Would you want to live in Florida? Why or why not? Why might people still be drawn to this state?

Essay Topic 3

The Everglades began to be altered and destroyed.

Part 1) Describe the evolution of the Everglades due to man's interaction with it. Why did man treat the Everglades in this way? How does the treatment of the Everglades reflect the treatment of other natural environments around the world?

Part 2) What does this treatment of nature reveal about those that were altering and destroying it? Why do these people feel this way about the earth?

Part 3) How can this attitude regarding our planet and its natural resources and environments be changed? Has it changed at all since this book was written? Why or why not? Why is it so important that man's attitude be changed?

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