History of Florida - Hard

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Which President approved the infamous Cross Florida Barge Canal?

In which city was the first Christmas in the Americas celebrated?

Who was the first (and currently the only) person of Spanish descent to serve as Governor?

In 1811, which Florida city was the last city to be platted by the Spanish Empire in the Western Hemisphere?

Which suburb of Jacksonville saw four German saboteurs land during World War II? The saboteurs were all executed within two months.

New River (Bradford), Benton, Fayette (Jackson), Dade (Miami-Dade), and St. Lucie (Brevard) are five counties which were renamed or otherwise disappeared. What is the sixth?

Which city hosted the first scheduled commercial airline flight in 1914?

Who was the first governor of the State of Florida?

Which conquistador led, but did not complete, a remarkable (although unplanned) expedition from modern-day St. Petersburg to Mexico City? The expedition was recorded by Cabeza de Vaca.

Which crossroads city was originally known as Alligator?

What was the largest battle fought in Florida during the Civil War?

Which county was known for six years as Benton County until Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton reversed his support for slavery?

What is the oldest four-year private college in Florida, beating Stetson University by a few months?

Which city was founded in 1896 by Julia Tuttle, making it the only major city in the United States to be founded by a woman?

Which city, hometown of Zora Neale Hurston, was one of the first self-governing all-black municipalities in the United States?

Which multinational corporation was given their own government in Florida, with the power to, among other things, build a nuclear plant with little to no oversight, make arrests, and drain any waterway they wanted?

Which hurricane-prone island city, founded in 1858 as "Atseena Otie", had to be invaded by the Coast Guard and a squad of U.S. Marshalls after the Mayor took over the town and began shooting anyone who disagreed with him?

What was the nickname of the Confederate 1st Florida Special Cavalry Battalion?

Which city was Thomas Edison's winter home?

Before they were hunted to extinction, what color were Florida's native wolves?