Pioneer Life in Florida

Who were the first Florida pioneers?

• Spanish explorers

• French explorers

• Native Americans

• Henry Flagler and his friends

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Settlers from Spain ...

• ...were the second pioneer group in Florida.

• ...didn't like fish.

• ...built a colony in St. Augustine.

• ...had no air conditioning.

Lumber, fish, and palm fronds are....

• ...good to eat.

• ...natural resources.

• ...found all over the world.

• ...not useful.

Hotels and a railroad system were built in Florida by...

• ...Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles.

• ...Spanish explorers.

• ...the Seminole tribe.

• ...Henry Flagler.

Florida became a state in...

• ...1565.

• ...the late 1880s.

• ...1845.

• ...the 1900s.

Florida pioneers made their money from the following industries:

• cotton, oranges, and cattle

• oranges, cattle, and phosphates

• phosphates, citrus and bears

• cattle, oranges and apples

Florida's sandy soil made farming easy for most crops.

• true

• false

One important reason pioneers came to Florida is:

• the Homestead Act

• mosquitos

• strawberries

• fishing

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The Homestead Act was a law that said:

• live on the land for 5 years

• travel by canoe on the St. John's River

• live and farm on 160 acres

• keep the land for free

The best definition of an industry is:

• an amount of money in the bank

• a place to make money

• a way to make money by producing goods

• a machine that makes money