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To be free

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They were one of the first units ready to fight because they could ride horses and shoot guns.

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Describe the relationship between the United States and Cuba

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Describe the relationship between the United States and Cuba

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Many Americans supported the independence movement. In 1898 congress declared war on Spain.

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Describe the relationship between Cuba and Spain:

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Describe the relationship between Cuba and Spain:

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Cuba was a Spanish colony since the early 1500’s. The Cuban’s wanted to be free so they began to fight against Spanish rule in the 1800’s.

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Someone who trying to make a major change in government

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Ybor offered his immigrant workers casitas or “little houses” to live in while they worked for him.  These little houses in Ybor City were very important to the development of Tampa.  Houses offered ownership; they weren't rental properties.  Ybor wanted the workers to be proud of where they were living.

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Many people traveled to Florida to escape the cold and to see the sights.  Hotels were an important part of the tourism industry.  Henry Plant and Henry Flagler built grand hotels in Florida.  Today these hotels are museums and still attract tourists.

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Tobacco has been in Florida since before the Civil War.  Southern states like Florida are were ideal for growing tobacco.  In the late 1800s, cigar manufacturers began moving to Florida to set up their business.  Cigars were shipped all over the country.

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The citrus industry began in 1565.  The spanish planted the first orange trees.  The demand for oranges continued to grow and by the 1800s, Florida citrus was shipped all over the united States.  Gim Gong developed old-resistant grapefruits and oranges.  This enabled farmers to sell more crops.

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Organized cattle ranching began in Florida in 1565 when the Spanish brought the first cattle to Florida.  Florida supplied a lot of beef for the Confederate Army during the Civil War.  After the war, Florida still shipped cattle around the country , and cattle became an important business in Florida.

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A group of soldiers on horseback

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Ybor chose Tampa because it had both a railroad and a port.  He needed a port to ship cigar supplies from Cuba and then after the cigars were made, Ybor needed a railroad in the United States to ship them to customers. .

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Get ready for war .

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The wood from these trees  was used for building  masts on ships and for building houses.Pine trees provided sap that was used to make turpentine an ingredient to paint thinner.  Timber was mainly in the northern part of Florida.  Wood was shipped to northern parts of the Unites States and even Europe.

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Is an order to stop fighting in a war.

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Describe Henry Flagler's effect on the railroads

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Describe Henry Flagler's effect on the railroads

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Build railroads in Florida that joined Jacksonville on the east coast to Tampa on the West coast

Allowed goods to travel quickly across the state

Helped develop the citrus industry

Build railroads in Florida

Connected Key west to the rest of the state with his overseas railroad.

He connected cities and towns with his railroads and expanded to south Florida, which helped develop it.

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Ybor City was a community that was filled with immigrants who worked for Ybor.  By 1890, more than 5,00 immigrants moved to Ybor City.  By 1900, more than 15,000 immigrants lived in this community.

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another word for freedom

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Phosphate is used to fertilize and to feed cattle.There was a lot of phosphate in Florida and without railroad industry growing and it was easy to transport. The mining of phosphate turned into a valuable business, and Florida became a major world supplier of this material.

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Ybor City got its name by a person, his name was Vicent Martinez Ybor.

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Ybor City was famous for bringing  the cigar industry to Tampa, and for contributing to the housing of thousands of immigrants. By 1900, more than 15,000 immigrants lived in his community.  Everyone worked well together, which was unusual at the time.  Ybor City had one of the most well-educated workforces in the United States.

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What were the Effects of the Spanish American War?

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What were the Effects of the Spanish American War?

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The war changed our state in many ways…

The number of businesses and harbors grew.

Many soldiers from the war, and their family and friends became permanent residents of Florida.

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All of these industries helped Florida get food,more tourists,get bigger,and recover from the Civil War. These industries provided new jobs in Florida.

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what effect did railroads have on Florida

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what effect did railroads have on Florida

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They helped industries grow, connected cities and towns, and helped make delivering mail faster. They helped tourist get to the hotels Flagler built.

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Casitas are little houses that can be found in Tampa.

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The growth of the railroad industry.  t moved products quicker and easier.

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Vincent Ybor was born in Spain.   He moved to Cuba when he was 14.  In Cuba, he learned how to make cigars.  He soon opened his own factory there.  He later moved his busniess to Key West, but decided he needed a good railroad and port to ship cigar cigar supplies.   He decided that Tampa was a good location and moved his business there because it has both a railroad and a port.  Ybor wanted a place that would be good for his workers and their families.

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How did the United States prepare for the war?

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How did the United States prepare for the war?

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Many Florida cities became bases for the war. Port of Tampa was important during the war. The Rough Riders trained in tampa. Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross, organized midical supplies in Tampa.

Army officials lived in the tampa Bay Hotel.

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how much did the railroads grow, and how long did that growth take?

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how much did the railroads grow, and how long did that growth take?

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The railroads grew about 3,000 miles. From 550 miles of railroad to 3,500.

It took 19 years for the railroads to grow.

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An industry is all the business that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service .

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someone who starts and owns a business.

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A person who lives in a country in which he or she was not born.

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A worker who moves from place to place to do seasonal work.

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What happened that led to the United States declaring war on Spain?

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What happened that led to the United States declaring war on Spain?

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The USS Maine (an American ship) exploded in Cuba’s harbor. The Americans blamed Spain.