Test #1

This is the first of four test pages disbursed throughout the course. You may wait until you finish the course and take the four tests at one time, or you may take them individually as you work your way through. The questions are designed to include what you already know about the history of St. Petersburg combined with your own study and research.

 

1. Who were the Tocobagos, where was their capitol, and what happened to them?

2. Who were the three most famous Spanish explorers who came to this region and where is the alleged landing place of Panfilo de Narvaez located? Did the Spanish land in St Petersburg prior to landing in St Augustine?  Give your reasons for believing either one or the other was actually the first landing place of the Spanish in Florida.

3. When did the Spanish cede Florida to Great Britain?

4. Who was the first African American land owner in Pinellas County?

5. Who was most responsible for building the reputation of the St. Petersburg area as a "healthy place" to visit and live?  Hint: he was a physician.

6. When did the Orange Belt Railroad reach St. Petersburg? Who was the person most
responsible for its completion?

7. How did St Petersburg get its name?

8. What is the significance of the Detroit Hotel?

9. Where did St. Petersburg get its fresh water supply?

10. Who was Pyotr Alexeyevitch Dementyev?  What happened to him?

11. Who was Tony Jannus and what was his most famous accomplishment?

 

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