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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XIV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In ___________, the Miami area was struck by a hurricane.
(a) 1916.
(b) 1906.
(c) 1926.
(d) 1936.

2. Boats frequently left ____________ for Florida and the Indians would wait for them.
(a) Nassau.
(b) Oranjestad.
(c) Havana.
(d) St. George's.

3. In ____________, Carl Fisher laid out the plans for Miami Beach and built hotels.
(a) 1925.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1885.

4. When was rum running popular?
(a) During World War I.
(b) During the Prohibition era.
(c) After the Great Depression.
(d) During the Great Depression.

5. The Indians, who thought the new policy would allow them to remain in Florida, found they had been lied to. How did they react?
(a) They asked other European nations to help them.
(b) They attacked the army settlement at Charlotte Harbor.
(c) They left Florida.
(d) They protested.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the fields were ______________, they built a dike and tried planting the cane again.

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

4. Who was killed trying to settle Florida?

5. Many of the ships were wrecked. Why?

(see the answer key)

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