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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. When Broward became governor in __________, they again tried to drain the Everglades.
(a) 1925.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1915.

2. When the cattle became infested with ticks, they blamed what for carrying ticks?
(a) The Indians.
(b) The blacks.
(c) The alligators.
(d) The deer.

3. The lives of the Indians were also changing as they adapted more modern ways, especially who?
(a) The younger females.
(b) The younger males.
(c) The men.
(d) The younger ones.

4. By __________ efforts were underway to correct the problems.
(a) 1977.
(b) 2007.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1987.

5. Several canals were dug and the price of land _____________.
(a) Decreased.
(b) Increased.
(c) Plummeted.
(d) Became sporadic.

Short Answer Questions

1. There was a quarantine that stopped everything but what in Miami?

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

3. What did the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project affect?

4. A lighthouse was built at Key Biscayne in _____________.

5. ________________ purchased bankrupt Southern Railroads and planned a railroad from Sanford to Tampa.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Native Americans adapt to life in Florida after the Civil War? How does this reflect their ability to adapt throughout the settling of the Americas?

2. Migrant workers were important to Florida agriculture. Why? Are they as important today? Why or why not?

3. All the cities in Florida grew very quickly. What might this foreshadow?

4. Why was tourism important to Florida? Why has this importance continued to today?

5. Describe Zachary Taylor's leadership and the effects of his leadership.

6. What were the results of the Swamp Land Act of 1850?

7. Describe the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project. What were the consequences of this? Could these consequences have been predicted? Why or why not?

8. What was the Koreshan Unity? What does this reveal about some people during this time? Are places such as the Koreshan Unity in existence today? Why or why not?

9. How was the work of Frank Hamilton Cusing important to Florida?

10. What were the effects of the Yellow Fever epidemic? How have such epidemics been seen and dealt with in our own time?

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