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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There was a ___________________ epidemic after the Spanish American war.
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Yellow fever.
(c) Scarlet.
(d) Pel-Ebstein.

2. The surveyors entered ___________________ in the Everglades which violated the treaty with the Indians.
(a) The peace zone.
(b) The neutral zone.
(c) The twilight zone.
(d) The dead zone.

3. The crime in the Everglades increased due to what?
(a) Hijacking.
(b) Severe poverty.
(c) Mental illness.
(d) The goods being transported through the Everglades.

4. ____________ Taylor was in charge of Florida and the government's Indian policy.
(a) Zachariah.
(b) Zadok.
(c) Zachary.
(d) John.

5. Why did the rowing of the answer to 164 become more important in 1960?
(a) After Fidel Castro's 1960 sugar embargo.
(b) After the invention of the cotton gin in 1798.
(c) After the Midwestern Corn Embargo of 1876.
(d) After the grain embargo of 1980.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1947, South Florida experienced ________ hurricanes and as a result, there were demands for flood control.

2. Who was killed trying to settle Florida?

3. The Age of Exploration began as Europeans looked for a way of reaching what?

4. This rock structure is referred to as the Floridian ____________.

5. After the passage of the ___________________, the Everglades came under the control of the state of Florida.

(see the answer key)

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