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Florida History Test: 1500 to 1850

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an agreement between two or more governments?

a)

Treaty

b)

Priest

c)

Rebellion

d)

Tribe

2.

Which word describes a group of Native American people made up of many families?

a)

Treaty

b)

Tribe

c)

Colonist

d)

Rebellion

3.

Which word describes land purposely set aside for Native Americans?

a)

Rival

b)

Priest

c)

Treaty

d)

Reservation

4.

What helps explains how Native Americans in different parts of Florida developed different ways of living?

a)

Living in big groups helped the tribes establish different traditions.

b)

Different parts of Florida had different climates, foods, and geography.

c)

They all developed different methods of catching fish on the flat coasts.

d)

The tribes came from different parts of the country before settling in Florida.

5.

Which of these is a tribe that lived in Florida? (Pg. 115)

a)

Calusa

b)

Hopi

c)

Navajos

d)

Shoshoni

6.

Who was the first Spaniard to set foot in Florida? (pg. 116)

a)

Tristan de Luna

b)

Panfilo de Narvaez

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

7.

The missions that the Spanish set up were (pg. 119)

a)

mines with gold and silver to bring back to Spain.

b)

places where the Tequesta tribe could hunt for manatees.

c)

villages where priests taught Native Americans about the Catholic religion.

d)

forts where soldiers could prepare for battle.

8.

A big problem that Native Americans in Florida faced was that Europeans__________ (pg. 119)

a)

built many missions

b)

burned their farmland

c)

brought many diseases

d)

stole their supply of meat

9.

Which countries were Spain’s rivals, or enemies, for getting to keep Florida?

a)

England and France

b)

Austria and Portugal

c)

Germany and Poland

d)

Italy and Netherlands

10.

One reason the United States wanted to win control of Florida was because Americans______ (pg.124-125)

a)

Liked the legend of the "fountain of youth."

b)

wanted to learn more about the Native Americans in the area.

c)

Wanted the gold near the Everglades.

d)

Wondered if the British would try to attack them from Florida.

11.

Why did the United States send General Andrew Jackson into Florida in 1817? (pg. 125)

a)

to help the British troops fight the Spanish

b)

to build more missions for Native Americans

c)

to capture people who had escaped slavery

d)

to peacefully seek an alliance with the Seminoles

12.

In the Treaty of Moultrie Creek, the Seminoles agreed to

a)

fight with the British

b)

move to a reservation

c)

stop fishing by the coast

d)

leaving the state of Florida