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UIL 24-25 Cabeza de Vaca Quiz

Authored by Andrea Bowman

Social Studies

8th Grade

UIL 24-25 Cabeza de Vaca Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca?

A conquistador who helped colonize Mexico

An explorer who was shipwrecked in North America

The leader of the Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower

A Spanish governor who established Florida

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary reason Cabeza de Vaca's expedition ended in disaster?

Conflict with Native Americans

Severe weather and lack of supplies

Attacks by rival European explorers

Mutiny among the crew

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which modern-day region did Cabeza de Vaca explore during his journey?

The Pacific Northwest

The Great Plains and Gulf Coast

The Appalachian Mountains

The Mississippi River Valley

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What role did Native Americans play in Cabeza de Vaca’s survival?

They taught him survival skills and provided food

They captured him and kept him as a prisoner

They ignored him and his companions

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Cabeza de Vaca view the Native Americans he encountered?

As savages who needed to be conquered

As teachers who helped him adapt to the environment

As enemies who caused his hardships

As allies in his search for gold

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Cabeza de Vaca’s primary goal during the latter part of his journey?

To find gold and riches

To convert Native Americans to Christianity

To reunite with Spanish settlements

To map the new land for the Spanish crown

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is Cabeza de Vaca’s account considered important in history?

It provides one of the first detailed records of the interior of North America.

It led directly to the colonization of Texas.

It proved the existence of gold in the Americas.

It ended conflict between Spain and Native tribes.

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