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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. A thirteen-year-old boy named Escalante de Fonteneda remained with the Indians for how many years?

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

3. New technology resulted in navigation equipment like compasses and astrolabes, even though they had few _________.

4. The Indians were forced to sign the Treaty of ___________ Landing.

5. Menendez returned once more to Florida, this time with ___________ Jesuits.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the treaties signed by the Indians. Why did they sign these treaties?

8. Why was Mexico more desired than Florida?

9. How successful were the French in Florida? Why?

10. Where are the Everglades located? Why is this important to this book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Migrant workers have been important in Floridian agriculture.

Part 1) What is a migrant worker? What is the history of the migrant worker in Florida? How have they been important to Floridian agriculture? Why have they been so important? How are migrant workers still important in Floridian agriculture?

Part 2) How are migrant workers important throughout other parts of the U.S.? Why are they important elsewhere? Why might one become a migrant worker? Would you want to be a migrant worker? Why or why not?

Part 3) What issues has the U.S. had with migrant workers in recent history? How has this become a problem? How should our country handle this problem? Why?

Essay Topic 3

In the early Twentieth Century, there was a building boom in Florida.

Part 1) Describe life in Florida at the turn of the century. What led to these changes? How did this lead to a building boom? How did this building boom reflect the sentiment of many around the country regarding Florida?

Part 2) How did this building boom continue to increase? What problems have existed in settling and populating Florida? How are these problems still seen today? How were these problems dealt with in the early twentieth century? How does this compare to the dealing with these problems at the end of the century? What are possible reasons for any differences?

Part 3) Overall, what have we as Americans learned about our effect on the environment? How did we learn this? What have we done about this? Have we done enough? Why or why not? Are we on a clear path to protecting our natural environments and our own habitats? Why or why not?

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