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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Menendez, who was looking for ___________, found his party held captive by Chief Carlos.
(a) His brother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His son.
(d) His daughter.

2. What had happened to the person Menendez was looking for?
(a) He had not survived.
(b) He had been severely wounded.
(c) She had not survived.
(d) She had been severely wounded.

3. How did Menendez secure the release of all of the captives?
(a) By inviting Chief Carlos and twenty of his men to dinner on his boat and sailing to the open sea telling the Indians that they would be released when the captives were released.
(b) By killing Chief Carlos.
(c) By giving Chief Carlos a great deal of money.
(d) By raiding Chief Carlos' ship and freeing the captives.

4. In ___________, America purchased Florida from the Spanish.
(a) 1818.
(b) 1828.
(c) 1808.
(d) 1798.

5. The French and _____________ had established settlements in the Americas.
(a) German.
(b) Dutch.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) British.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Mikasukis and the _______________ did not get along and they didn't have much to do with the escaped slaves.

2. The Indians were descended from ________________.

3. In 1492, Spain sponsored an expedition by Admiral Christopher Columbus who would sail west to reach _________.

4. How many days does it usually rain in a row?

5. The maps they made contained many errors. Why?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the first Indians in Florida. How do they compare to other tribes around the U.S?

2. Who did Carlos give Menendez as a wife? Why?

3. How did the Indians react to the arrival of these Europeans?

4. Why did Jesuits arrive in Florida? How successful were they? Why?

5. How were the Americas affected by the Age of Exploration?

6. Why was no one able to lead the Indians?

7. How might the Indians who were the first to travel to Europe feel? Why?

8. Describe and explain the relationship between the Indians and blacks.

9. Describe the funeral customs of the Tekesta. Why might they have done this?

10. Describe the Indian tribes now living in Florida.

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