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

2. Towns formed along _____________ Florida East Coast Railroad.

3. The crime in the Everglades increased due to what?

4. What was an important industry for the cities?

5. Why did they want to grow sugar?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the battles that were renewed. Why were they renewed?

2. How was corruption and crime a part of life in Florida in this chapter? How is this also a theme of this book?

3. 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?

4. What is the purpose of this chapter?

5. Describe the effects of the hurricane that hit Florida in 1926. How does this foreshadow Florida's future?

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

7. How did the ending of the Civil War affect Florida?

8. Why were people interested in growing sugar in Florida? Is this a valid reason? Why or why not?

9. Miami and other cities prospered after the Depression. Why? Would this have been possible in other cities outside of Florida? Why or why not?

10. Describe the dredging of the first canal. Why was it dredged? What effects might this have on Florida in the coming decades?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zachary Taylor was in charge of Florida and the governments Indian policy.

Part 1) Who was Zachary Taylor? How was he put in charge of Florida and the government's Indian policy? Was he qualified to hold these positions? Why or why not? Describe his abilities at running Florida and co-habitating with the Native Americans? How did he personally affect the relationship between whites and Native Americans?

Part 2) How successful were Zachary Taylor's policies? Why? What happened when he retired? How were others affected by his retirement?

Part 3) Describe the Native American policy in general. Is this constitutional? Why or why not? How did this policy affect all U.S. citizens, colonists, settlers, Native American, blacks, etc.? Do such policies exist today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Canals were dredged in Florida.

Part 1) How did settlers change Florida's landscape over the centuries? Why did they begin dredging canals? How is this related to the settling of Florida?

Part 2) What else was being done to the Florida landscape at the same time canals were being dredged? Why? How did all of this activity begin to affect Florida?

Part 3) How are these activities still seen today? How has human activity all over the world affected our environments and our planet as a whole? How might this affect our world for future generations?

Essay Topic 3

Natural disasters occurred in Florida.

Part 1) What is considered a natural disaster? What natural disasters have taken place in Florida? What caused these disasters? How were those living in Florida affected by these disasters? How was the natural environment affected?

Part 2) Would the natural environment have been as affected by these disasters if they had not been changed by mankind? Explain. How has man tried to remedy the consequences of these disasters? Have these remedies been effective? Why or why not?

Part 3) What is being done today to help save the Everglades and other natural environments around our country? How do these efforts compare to those in the past? Has the U.S. learned from past mistakes? If so, how? If not, why not?

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