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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the rain stops?

2. Why did Carlos send another relative and two young Indians to Havana?

3. What was unique about the return trip to Europe?

4. A young nobleman named ________________ was rescued by an Indian maiden and lived among the Indians.

5. Who was the first to reach Florida?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Menendez and his tactics when dealing with others. Would this be tolerated today? Why or why not?

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

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

4. Describe the Indian tribes now living in Florida.

5. What takes place in Chapter Nine? Why does this take place?

6. Why did Juan Ponce de Leon decide to leave Florida? What does this reveal about many explorers at this time?

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

8. From where does the name 'Everglades' come? How is this similar to the Indian name? How are these names fitting for this region?

9. What did Hernando de Soto govern? How well might he have governed? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miami and other nearby cities prospered in the years following the depression.

Part 1) Describe the events leading up to the Great Depression. What was the Great Depression? How was the country as a whole affected by it? How was Florida affected? How does this compare to the effects on the rest of the country? Explain.

Part 2) Why did Miami and other nearby cities prosper after the Great Depression? What does this reveal about these cities, Florida, and the rest of the country?

Part 3) Is Florida as popular today as it was after the Great Depression? Why or why not? Would you want to live in Florida? Why or why not? Why might people still be drawn to this state?

Essay Topic 2

Railroads were built in Florida.

Part 1) Describe the building of railroads in Florida and throughout the U.S. Why were railroads so important at this time? How did these new railroads affect the creation of communities all over the country?

Part 2) How have railroads affected the various environments and animal habitats all over the country? How are these affects still seen today?

Part 3) How are railroads still important in the U.S. and around the world today? What new technology assists the railroad in shipping goods and people from one place to another? How has this new technology affected the environment? How do these affects compare to those of the railroad?

Essay Topic 3

The Age of Exploration had a strong impact on much of the world.

Part 1) Describe the Age of Exploration. When did it begin? Why did it begin? Who was involved? How did it affect all involved in the Age of Exploration?

Part 2) How did the Age of Exploration specifically affect and impact Florida and her natives? How different might Florida be if she had not been explored during the Age of Exploration?

Part 3) What exploration still takes place today? Why? How does this exploration affect mankind and our planet? How does this modern exploration compare to exploration in the past? What does this reveal about mankind?

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