2. Chief Billy Bowlegs had traveled to Washington D. C. on horseback to attempt to repeal a law passed in 1853 that had made it illegal for a Seminole to do what?

3. What company had begun logging the Fakahatchee Strand for cypress trees in the 1950s?

4. What is a tree native to Puebla, Mexico and classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae along with cinnamon, camphor and bay laurel?

5. What is the only way to reach the Fakahatchee Strand?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Osceola?

2. Describe Robert Fuchs' family. When had they begun in the orchid business?

3. What did Laroche do with the stolen orchids? What is revealed of them in The Good Life?

4. What did Tom Fennell say of Laroche's plan with the Ghost Orchid?

5. Discuss the beginning history of the Fakahatchee Strand described in The Good Life.

6. What are examples of things smuggled into Florida?

7. Who did Martin Motes take Susan to meet in Fortunes? What was Susan's impression?

8. What is the only way into the Fakahatchee Strand? How was the road built?

9. What decision did the judge reach in Laroche's case?

10. What nursery had the Fennells owned? Why had they closed it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the world of contemporary plant and orchid collecting. How many orchid collectors are there today? Has this changed considerably?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the history of Indian Reservations in the United States. How many tribes signed with the U.S. for land and assets? Did the Seminole?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of Florida, the Fakahatchee Strand, and the trial of John Laroche. Where is the Fakahatchee Strand located in Florida?

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