Cabeza de Vaca DBQ

In what year and from what country did the Navarez expedition sail?

• 1787, England

• 1527, Spain

• 1893, France

• 1987, Britain

What was the purpose of Cabeza de Vaca's expedition?

• To fight battles for the British

• To find gold

• To establish settlements along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico

• To trade goods that he made

After the expedition’s ships were carried off course in the Gulf of Mexico, where did they land?

• St. Augustine, Florida

• Jacksonville, Florida

• Orlando, Florida

• Tampa Bay, Florida

Where was Cabeza’s raft blown ashore?

• Galveston Island, Texas

• Miami, Florida

• Houston, Texas

• Tampa Bay, Florida

How many years was Cabeza a slave of the Indians?

• about 3 years

• about 1 year

• about 7 years

• about 10 years

How many members of the expedition made it all the way to Mexico City?

• Four

• Five

• Three

• One

Which word means "Spanish soldier and explorer"?

• traveler

• conquistador

• investigator

• commander

In what month and year did Cabeza's raft wash ahsore in east Texas?

• January 1957

• June 1793

• November 1528

• December 1658

What is one thing that helped Cabeza to survive?

• His ability to learn to speak different languages

• His ability to swim

• His ability to run faster than the other explorer's

• His ability to build a boat

What does the word "survive" mean?

• To take a nap

• To run really far

• To stay alive or in existence

• To eat a lot