Q. A Desperate Trek Across America

not disrupted

• unimpeded

• straits

• posse

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an armed band

• unimpeded

• posse

• expedition

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long and drawn out

• straits

• unimpeded

• interminable

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a position of difficulty

• straits

• posse

• unimpeded

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By the use of "makeshift vessels" the author shows how

• the men fought among themselves

• the men were desperate to try anything to survive

• the men went mad to get out of their problem

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In order to survive, Cabeza de Vaca and his men had to

• immerse themselves in and adapt to Native American cultures.

• pray every day to God.

• fight the natives with their weapons.

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By praying the Pater Noster to the sick natives, the Spaniards

• were seen as polyglots and intelligent.

• were perceived as valuable assets to the tribes

• were expelled of the American territory

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After returning to Spain, Cabeza de Vaca

• advised the King to exploit all the gold of the Americas.

• was not interested about the natives lives.

• advocated for a more humane colonization of the Americas.

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"It pleased God That I found a tree aflamed." This quote is

• a primary source

• a secondary source

• an opinion

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The main reason the trip by raft was difficult for the Spaniards was because

• they were attacked by the natives.

• they did not know how to navigate.

• they did not have a compass

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