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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. Who replaced these workers after World War II?

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

3. Why did they want to grow sugar?

4. The crime in the Everglades increased due to what?

5. Port ________________ became a good, increasingly important port.

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the results of the Swamp Land Act of 1850?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happened when Taylor retired? Why?

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

In the early Twentieth Century, there was a building boom in Florida.

Part 1) Describe life in Florida at the turn of the century. What led to these changes? How did this lead to a building boom? How did this building boom reflect the sentiment of many around the country regarding Florida?

Part 2) How did this building boom continue to increase? What problems have existed in settling and populating Florida? How are these problems still seen today? How were these problems dealt with in the early twentieth century? How does this compare to the dealing with these problems at the end of the century? What are possible reasons for any differences?

Part 3) Overall, what have we as Americans learned about our effect on the environment? How did we learn this? What have we done about this? Have we done enough? Why or why not? Are we on a clear path to protecting our natural environments and our own habitats? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Railroads were built in Florida.

Part 1) Describe the building of railroads in Florida and throughout the U.S. Why were railroads so important at this time? How did these new railroads affect the creation of communities all over the country?

Part 2) How have railroads affected the various environments and animal habitats all over the country? How are these affects still seen today?

Part 3) How are railroads still important in the U.S. and around the world today? What new technology assists the railroad in shipping goods and people from one place to another? How has this new technology affected the environment? How do these affects compare to those of the railroad?

Essay Topic 3

Slaves escaped to Florida.

Part 1) Describe the slave trade in the Americas. When did it begin? For how long did it last? Why did it take place? How was Florida affected by it? Why?

Part 2) Why did slaves escape to Florida? What was life like for them? How did Florida's becoming a slave state affect this influx of slaves into Florida?

Part 3) How did the end of the Civil War also affect the flow of blacks into Florida? How have blacks been important in the state of Florida? How might this be seen today?

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