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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. The _______________ settled on the Eastern coast of Southern Florida.
(a) Mayaimi.
(b) Jeaga.
(c) Tekesta.
(d) Calusa.

2. Carlos gave who to be the wife of Menendez?
(a) His sister.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His mother.
(d) His niece.

3. Since Florida is a peninsula, what happened to the animals that migrated there?
(a) They were trapped.
(b) They swam away.
(c) They died.
(d) They turned around and returned home.

4. Man did not originate in the Everglades or Florida. The Indians moved to Florida. In the beginning, there were how many races?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

5. When Menendez explained he could not be with a non-Christian woman, Carlos said to do what?
(a) Make her Christian.
(b) Find a new wife.
(c) Forget being a Christian.
(d) Pretend she was a Christian.

Short Answer Questions

1. There was an Indian __________ business and many smugglers.

2. What had happened to the person Menendez was looking for?

3. Who was given the governorship of Cuba and Florida by the Spanish king?

4. In the end, did Menendez achieve leadership in Florida?

5. They began to hypothesize that the world was what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the explorations of Christopher Columbus. How did inaccurate maps play a role in the discovery of the Americas?

3. Describe the Indian tribes now living in Florida.

4. What is the Age of Exploration? Why did it take place?

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

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

7. Describe the rainy season in the Everglades.

8. How were the Native Americans treated by the European countries who sent out explorers? Why?

9. From where did the Indians of Florida originate? How did their adjustment to living in Florida compare to that of the animals?

10. For how long was there peace in Florida? Why?

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