| Term | Definition |
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Carl Fisher and John Collins |
Developed Miami Beach area. |
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Speculators |
Purchased land and used any means to resell for quick profit. |
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Cold Winter (1925), Hurricane (1926) |
Contributed to the end of the land boom. |
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Largest industry |
Tourism |
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Second Largest Industry |
Agriculture |
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Agriculture Products |
Citrus, sugarcane, tomatoes, strawberries, eggs, beef cattle, and potatoes |
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Important industries, last 50 years |
electronics, construction, and banking |
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Mary McLeod Bethune |
Worked for rights of A.A. children to get an education. Founded Bethune-Cookman College |
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Harry Moore |
Started Brevard County Chapter of NAACP. Tried to organized A.A voters. He and wife were killed when a bomb went off in their home |
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Mary Mann Jennings |
Strong Supporter of woman's suffrage |
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Ruth Bryan Owen |
1st Democratic women elected to Congress |
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Robert Hayling |
Dentist that organized campaigns against segregated public facilities |
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Claude Kirk |
1st republican governor since Civil War (1967) |
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Jeb Bush |
1st republican to be re-elected as governor (1998 and 2002) |
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Reuben Askew |
Governor from Pensacola that opposed segregation and supported school busing (1970's) |
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Claude Pepper |
Spokesmen for elderly and protection of social security |
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Bob Graham |
Governor and US Senator that worked on protection of rivers, beaches, and wetlands (1980's) |