Chapter 5 Study Guide

What kind of power was introduced in Florida in the early 1800s that allowed people and goods to move faster and easier from town to town?

• Gas

• Steam

• Coal

• hydro

Hamilton Disston paid Florida $1 million for 4 million acres of land. What happened as a result of the Disston Purchase?

• Hamilton Disston invented a way to cool air.

• Hamilton Disston drained the land so that it was ready for farming and railroad expansion.

• Hamilton Disston extended his railroad to the Florida Keys.

• Hamilton Disston built the Hotel Ponce de Leon in St. Augustine.

Which Panhandle town’s timber industry grew because new railroads were built?

• Orlando

• Tallahassee

• Jacksonville

• Caryville

Which developer was responsible for building the Royal Palm Hotel in Miami?

• Henry Flagler

• William D. Chipley

• Jacob Brock

• Hamilton Disston

What was one result of the Great Freeze in the winter of 1894–1895?

• Florida’s farmers decided not to grow oranges anymore.

• An “orange fever” hit the state when people realized that they could make money

  from oranges.

• Orange production in Florida immediately doubled.

• Many orange growers moved south and planted groves in drained land.

What was Lue Gim Gong’s biggest contribution to Florida’s orange growing industry?

• He drained most of the Everglades to build orange groves.

• He developed an orange that ripened early, before frost could strike.

• He developed an orange that repelled insects that ate oranges.

• He designed colorful labels to help sell Florida oranges to people across the country.

Immigrants from which country are most responsible for developing Florida’s cigar

industry?

• France

• The Bahamas

• Greece

• Cuba

Which future U.S. president was a leader of the Rough Riders during the Spanish-

American War?

• Henry Flagler

• William McKinley

• William Taft

• Theodore Roosevelt

Why did most immigrants come to Florida in the early 1900s?

• to join the Navy

• to find jobs

• to spread their religions

• to become tourists

In which South Florida city did most Bahamian immigrants choose to settle?

• Miami

• Jacksonville

• Tampa

• Pensacola