Show:
People
Industries
Vocabulary
Cause
Effect
100
Who made the bridge connecting Key West to the rest of the United States?
Who is Henry Flagler?
100
Pine trees provided this industry sap that was used to make turpentine, an ingredient in paint thinner.
What is timber?
100
A period of slow economic activity.
What is a recession.
100
Florida's industries expanded.
Because the railroads were built.
100
Because railroads made transporting goods faster and easier.
Businesses made more money.
200
Who built a railroad that joined Jacksonville and Tampa in order to expand his citrus industry?
Who is Henry Plant?
200
In the late 1800's this industry provided hundreds of jobs to Floridians and was found mainly in Key West and Tampa.
What is the cigar industry?
200
A person who starts and owns their own business.
What is an entrepreneur?
200
Henry Flagler expanded the railroad to Miami.
Because Julia Tuttle sent an orange blossom to show him that Miami wasn't affected by the frost.
200
Because Gong developed cold resistant grapefruits and oranges.
Farmers were able to sell more citrus and prevent their crops from dying.
300
Who sent an orange blossom to Henry Flagler to prove that the frost had not reached Miami?
Who is Julia Tuttle?
300
This industry supplied a lot of beef for the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
What is the cattle industry?
300
To keep or save.
What is preserve?
300
Immigrants came to Florida.
Because they were trying to escape hard times in their home countries, looking for work or freedom.
300
Because Henry Plant and Flagler built railroads.
Florida's industries boomed.
400
Who built the Ponce de Leon in St. Augustine?
Who is Henry Flagler?
400
The Spanish helped get this industy started back in 1565 by planting a special type of tree in Florida.
What is the citrus industry?
400
Free from others.
What is independent?
400
Gim Gong created cold resistant grapefruits and oranges.
To keep the farmers from losing money in a frost.
400
Because immigrants came over from other countries.
Florida was introduced to different foods, languages and customs.
500
What immigrant developed cold-resistant grapefruits and oranges?
Who is Lue Gim Gong?
500
This industries mineral can be found in the ground and is used mainly in fertilizer and cattle feed.
What is phosphate?
500
The act of preparing for war.
What is mobilize?
500
Tobacco factories hired hundreds of workers.
Because more cigar factories sprang up in Tampa and Key West.
500
Because he wanted people to come to his hotel.
Henry Flagler decided to build a railroad to St. Augustine.