Civil War and Reconstruction
Who was the president during the Civil War?
a) George Washington
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) Abraham Lincoln
d) Josiah T Walls
c) Abraham Lincoln
What was one positive effect of the Industrial Age for Florida?
a) The economy increased and many gained wealth dur to development
b) Some people were "gilded" because they were covered in gold.
c) Some children could not go to school because they worked all day.
a) The economy increased and many gained wealth dur to development
What were some challenges faced during the Great Depression? Choose all that apply.
a) people lost jobs and income
b) people couldn't afford housing and food
c) banks closed
d) investments in housing increased
a) people lost jobs and income
b) people couldn't afford housing and food
c) banks closed
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune opened a boarding school, the Daytona Beach Literary and Industrial School in Florida, which later became a college in 1929.
a) true
b) false
a) true
What is work income?
a) when you work inside a bank building
b) when you pay the bank to borrow money
c) what you are paid to do work
c) what you are paid to do work
What are 2 ways Florida influenced food supplies sent to Confederate soldiers during the Civil War?
a) oil
b) salt
c) dessert
d) meat
b) salt
d) meat
What was a negative effect of the industrial age?
a) Wetlands were left alone and natural resources were recycled and preserved during the Industrial Age.
b) Wetlands were used as rivers for transportation for both people and animals.
c) Wetlands were filled and natural resources were depleted because of the Industrial Age in Florida.
c) Wetlands were filled and natural resources were depleted because of the Industrial Age in Florida.
What were some specialized jobs affected by the Great Depression in Florida? Choose all that apply.
a) citrus growers and workers
b) banking and restaurants
c) the New York Fire Department
a) citrus growers and workers
b) banking and restaurants
Which two of the following statements are true about Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune?
a) in 1936 she was an advisor to Abraham Lincoln.
b) In 1936 she was an advisor to President Franklin Roosevelt.
c) In 1945 President Harry S. Truman invited her to the founding conference of the United Nations.
b) In 1936 she was an advisor to President Franklin Roosevelt.
c) In 1945 President Harry S. Truman invited her to the founding conference of the United Nations.
What is risk?
a) a type of food that many Floridians enjoy
b) getting involved in a situation where the result could either be positive or negative
c) getting a new type of transportation that helps you travel from place to place
b) getting involved in a situation where the result could either be positive or negative
Which of the following were important Civil War battles in Florida?
a) Ft. Pickens, Ft. Sumpter, Blockade, Union Navy
b) Ft. Pickens, Ft. Brooke, Olustee, Natual Bridge
c) Ft. Pickens, Jupiter Lighthouse, Olustee, Ft. Sumpter
b) Ft. Pickens, Ft. Brooke, Olustee, Natural Bridge
How was Henry Flagler important to Florida's development?
a) He started Ybor City outside of Tampa.
b) He built railroads, developed cities and hotels for tourism.
b) he built railroads, developed cities and hotels for tourism.
What caused the Land Bust? Choose all that apply.
a) overspeculation
b) people became tourists
c) hurricanes and fruitflies
d) get rich quick schemes
a) overspeculation
c) hurricanes and fruitflies
d) get rich quick schemes
"Formerly enslaved people rented pieces of land in exchange for some of the crops they raised; they still lived on the plantation."
a) sharecroppers
b) scallawags
c) carpetbaggers
a) sharecroppers
What is loan interest?
a) extra money charged by a lender when you borrow money
b) extra money a bank give people when they borrow money
a) extra money charged by a lender when you borrow money
Why was the Union's blockade in Florida challenging for the U.S. government (Union?)
a) Florida had blockade runners sneaking out food.
b) Florida was the most southern state and the navy couldn't sail that far south.
c) Florida had the longest coastline of any southern state and had blockade runners sneaking out food.
c) Florida had the longest coastline of any southern state and had blockade runners sneaking out food.
What contributions did Cuban imigrants make to Florida? Choose all that apply.
a) helped build Florida's economy
b) helped add to our state's culture
c) helped raise funds and awareness for the Spanish and American War
d) people like Ybor brought businesses to Florida
a) helped build Florida's economy
b) helped add to our state's culture
c) helped raise funds and awareness for the Spanish and American War
d) people like Ybor brought businesses to Florida
What was Florida's role in World War II?
a) Military camps
b) women took on jobs formerly held by men
c) "Mosquito Fleet" protected the coast from German U-boats
d) people planted victory gardens and bought bonds
e) all of the above
d) all of the above
Military camps
women took on jobs formerly held by men
"Mosquito Fleet" protected the coast from German U-boats
people planted victory gardens and bought bonds
What was it called when people separated from a unified group?
a) success
b) secede
c) secondary
b) secede
What is an investment?
a) thinking about something
b) traveling to another state to live and work
c) selling good and services to customers and tourists
d) buying something with the hope it will increase over time
d) buying something with the hope it will increase over time
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
a) A state organization that helped carpetbaggers settle in their new homes in the south.
b) A federal organization that helped African Americans gain political and economic power.
c) A state organization that enforced Black Codes.
b) A federal organization that helped African Americans gain political and economic power.
Why did the U.S. go to war with Spain in 1898?
a) to seek revenge for not including Florida in the Louisiana Purchase
b) to raise the awareness of the importance of cigar factories
c) to help Cuba fight for independence from Spain
c) to help Cuba fight for independence from Spain
True or False? People who bought land before the Great Depression could no longer sell it for the price they paid because land value was decreased.
a) true
b) false
a) true
What General surrended to the Union General Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War?
a) General Josiah T Wells
b) General George A Washington
c) General Robert E. Lee
c) General Robert E. Lee
a) to lose interest in their saved money
b) to keep money safe and earn interest on their savings.
b) to keep money safe and earn interest on their savings.
Choose 2 that tell who Josiah T Walls was?
a) He became the first African American Floridian Congressman.
b) He was a commander during the Battle of the Pensacola Bay.
c) He was a teacher at the Freedmen's Bureau.
a) He became the first African American Floridian Congressman.
c) He was a teacher at the Freedmen's Bureau.
What was the outcome of the Spanish-American War?
a) The U.S. won.
b) Cuba
gained its independence.
c) The U.S. got Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, and annexed Hawaii.
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
The U.S. won.
Cuba
gained its independence.
The U.S. got Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, and annexed Hawaii.
True or False? When the banks closed, they first returned all the money people had deposited into the banks.
a) true
b) false
b) false...people who had money in the banks lost it all
True or False? Ybor's relocated his cigar business to Florida from St Martin.
a) true
b) false
b) false...he relocated his cigar business to Florida from Cuba.
True or False:
Countries were willing to go to war because ...
1. more land meant more labor
2. more land meant more power
3. more land meant more wealth
true
How did Florida begin the change once Reconstruction ended?
a) tourism increased
b) railroads were built
c) trade increased
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
tourism increased
railroads were built
trade increased
Why was the Industrial Age also known as the "Guilded Age?"
a) because it was named after Mr. and Mrs. Guilded
b) because the tools they used were lined with gold
c) because many people got very rich
c) because many people got very rich
Which describes one way society was effected by World War II?
a) Men no longer could serve in the military.
b) Women were needed in the workplace because men laborers were often required to serve in the military.
b) Women were needed in the workplace because men laborers were often required to serve in the military.
Who were the carpetbaggers?
a) people who layed carpet during World War II
b) people who came from the Northern states to make money after the Civil War
c) people who made suitcases from carpet material
b) people who came from the Northern states to make money after the Civil War
Choose two ways a timeline help a Historian?
a) it helps with chronological thinking and putting events in order
b) it helps you find primary sources of information
c) it helps you see cause and effect
a) it helps with chronological thinking and putting events in order
c) it helps you see cause and effect