Here's a short story:

Tampa () is a major city in, and the county seat of, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is on the west coast of Florida on Tampa Bay, near the Gulf of Mexico, and is the largest city in the Tampa Bay Area. The city had a population of 335,709 at the 2010 census, and an estimated population of 377,165 in 2016. 

Archaeological evidence indicates the shores of Tampa Bay were inhabited by indigenous peoples for thousands of years. The Safety Harbor culture developed in the area around the year 1000 AD, and the descendant Tocobaga and Pohoy chiefdoms were living in or near the current city limits of Tampa when the area was first visited by Spanish explorers in the 16th century. Interactions between native peoples and the Spanish were brief and often violent, and although the newcomers did not stay for long, they introduced European diseases which brought the collapse of native societies across the Florida peninsula over the ensuing decades. Although Spain claimed all of Florida and beyond as part of New Spain, it did not found a colony on the west coast. After the disappearance of the indigenous populations, there were no permanent settlements in the Tampa Bay area until after the United States acquired Florida from Spain in 1821. (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: How long have humans been living on the Florida coast?
Guess: For thousands of years

Question: Does that predate European visitation?
Guess: Yes

Question: What Eurpoean nation came first?
Guess: Spain

Question: When?
Guess: The 16th century.

Question: Did they get along well with the locals?
Guess: No

Question: What were the encounters like?
Guess: Brief and violent

Question: Did they start a settlement?
Guess: No

Question: Did they have any lasting impact?
Guess: Yes

Question: WHat?
Guess: The collapse of native communities across the peninsula

Question: By what means?
Guess: Diseases

Question: WHat modern city is located near the former Tocobaga chiefdom?
Guess: Tampa

Question: What part of FLorida is that in?
Guess: The west coast

Question: Is there good fishing nearby?
Guess: I would guess so

Question: Where mught you go for that?
Guess: Tampa Bay

Question: Is the city growing or shrinking?
Guess: Growing

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: Is it important to local politics?

Yes