Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca Quiz

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Who led the expedition to Florida in 1527?

Dona Teresa

Pamilo de Narvaez

Estevantico

Andres Dorantes

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What type of wood did the Timucan Indians use for their arrows?

elm

maple

red oak

sycamore

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Why did Cabeza de Vaca leave Galveston Bay?

they were looking for gold

they were in search of food

they were looking for a lost civilization

they were looking for other Christians

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What did Cabeza de Vaca and his men eat on their trip across North America?

prickly cactus and acorns

lamb, beef, and swine

wild dogs

mostly seafood

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Why did the Native American cultures believe that Cabeza de Vaca and his men were medicine men?

because they were so unusual

because they preached the New Testament

because they know how to make fire

because they spoke a foreign language

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How long did it take Cabeza de Vaca and his men to cross North America?

1 year

2 years

6 years

10 years

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Where was the slave Estevantico from?

Spain

Italy

Morocco

Egypt

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Which of the tribes in Florida did the Spaniards believe was rich in gold?

Apalachen

Navajo

Seminole

Timucan

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What was Cabeza de Vaca covered in when he arrived in Culican, Mexico?

wolf skins

tattoos and piercings

bear skin

hemp clothes and feather headdress

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Where did the name Cabeza de Vaca come from?

Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa

the largest cattle ranch in Spain

the family that only are beef

he had an enormous head

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