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Why were Native Americans confused when they first saw Spanish soldiers on horses?

They had never seen metal armor before

They thought the man and horse might be one creature

They believed the horses were wild animals from the prairie

They thought the soldiers were wearing animal skins

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Why did the Comanche avoid the wild horse with the blue blanket at first?

They believed it belonged to another tribe

They thought it was sick or injured

They feared its strength and did not understand it

They thought it was too old to be useful

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What caused the young Comanche warrior to shoot an arrow at the Spanish soldier?

He wanted the soldier’s weapons and armor

He was protecting his people from someone he saw as an enemy

He wanted to capture the horse for himself

He thought the soldier was hunting on Comanche land

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Why did the horse refuse to leave the wounded Spaniard?

It was tied to him with a rope

It did not understand where to go

It was loyal and protective of its rider

It was too tired to move

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What did the Spaniard offer to teach the Comanche in exchange for his life?

How to use a sword

How to speak the “horse language”

How to wear armor

How to find Spanish camps

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Why did the Comanche leave the saddle and blue blanket on the horse?

He did not know how to remove them

He believed the horse wanted them there

They were too heavy to carry away

They were damaged and stuck

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What happened after the Comanche warrior who rode The Swift Blue One died?

The tribe captured the horse and trained it

The horse ran away into the mountains

The tribe set the horse free because they still feared it

The horse was traded to another tribe

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According to the story, how did horses spread among many tribes of the Great Plains?

Tribes stole horses from Spanish soldiers

Horses were traded between tribes for goods

Escaped horses formed herds, and people learned to ride them

Spanish settlers gave horses as gifts to tribes

CKLA Unit 6: Native Americans Chapter 3 A Tale From the Great Plains

CKLA Unit 6: Native Americans Chapter 3 A Tale From the Great Plains

Why were Native Americans confused when they first saw Spanish soldiers on horses?

Why did the Comanche avoid the wild horse with the blue blanket at first?

What caused the young Comanche warrior to shoot an arrow at the Spanish soldier?

Why did the horse refuse to leave the wounded Spaniard?

What did the Spaniard offer to teach the Comanche in exchange for his life?

Why did the Comanche leave the saddle and blue blanket on the horse?

What happened after the Comanche warrior who rode The Swift Blue One died?

According to the story, how did horses spread among many tribes of the Great Plains?

Why were Native Americans confused when they first saw Spanish soldiers on horses?

Why did the Comanche avoid the wild horse with the blue blanket at first?

What caused the young Comanche warrior to shoot an arrow at the Spanish soldier?

Why did the horse refuse to leave the wounded Spaniard?

What did the Spaniard offer to teach the Comanche in exchange for his life?

Why did the Comanche leave the saddle and blue blanket on the horse?

What happened after the Comanche warrior who rode The Swift Blue One died?

According to the story, how did horses spread among many tribes of the Great Plains?