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WorksheetsDesperate Trek Across America
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
In what year does the story take place?
1710
2023
1528
1403
Where did the 200 Spanish adventurers arrive?
(a)
Why was that bay called "Bay of Horses"?
Because every third day the explorers killed a horse to eat.
Because they played with the horses
Because the bay had a lot of horses
Someone killed horses there
Who is the man who commanded the massive expedition?
Estebanico
Hernan Cortes
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Charles V
How many ships and men were in the massive expedition?
9 ships and 1000 men
5 ships and 600 men
5 ships and 700 men
7 ships and 600 men
Where was the base of the Spanish crown?
El Salvador
Guatemala
Mexico
Cuba
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
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.
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
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.
In what way did Cabeza De vaca and other survivors forced to cope with native North America?
they did no cope with them
they did not appreciate the native American's culture
the explorers had to learn half a dozen native languages
why was traveling by raft difficult?
they met pirates that threatened them
None of the survivors knew how to navigate in the open seas. They were also weak from starvation.
they don't know where to sail.
not disrupted
unimpeded
straits
posse
a position of difficulty
straits
posse
unimpeded
a Spanish warrior
(a)
