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Finally came the order to charge. Roosevelt was the only mounted man in the regiment. He had intended to go into the fight on foot, as he had at Las Guasimas, but found that the heat was so bad that he could not run up and down the line and superintend things unless he was on horseback. When he was mounted he could see his own men better, and they could see him. So could the enemy see him better, and he had one or two narrow escapes because of being so conspicuous.
He started in the rear of the regiment, which is where the Colonel should be, according to the books, but soon rode through the lines and led the charge up "Kettle Hill,"—so-called by the Rough Riders because there were some sugar kettles1 on top of it. His horse was scraped by a couple of bullets, as he went up, and one of the bullets nicked his elbow. Members of the other cavalry regiments were mingled with the Rough Riders in the charge,—their officers had been waiting for orders, and were glad to join in the advance. The Spaniards were driven out and the Rough Riders planted their flags on the hill.
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1large iron pots used for boiling cane sugar juice to make sugar
Which of the following is evidence the writer includes to show Roosevelt’s courage in battle?
a. "Roosevelt was the only mounted man in the regiment."
b. "He had intended to go into the fight on foot, as he had at Las Guasimas..."
c. "He started in the rear of the regiment which is where the Colonel should be,
according to the books, but soon rode through the lines and led the charge..."
d. "His horse was scraped by a couple of bullets, as he went up, and one of the
bullets nicked his elbow."
Read the following sentence from the passage.
Roosevelt's Rough Riders, somebody said, had become Wood's Weary Walkers.
Why was the fact that the regiment had to walk unusual, and what does the connotation of "Wood’s Weary Walkers" imply about the Rough Riders' image at this time?
a. It was unusual because many of the Rough Riders were cowboys, and the quote implies they were poor walkers.
b. The Rough Riders were a cavalry regiment, and the quote implies that walking was an unpopular and tiring alternative to being on horseback.
c. It was unusual because all U.S. Army units had horses and were mounted units. The quote has a positive connotation and shows the soldiers' courage.
d. It was unusual because they usually had alternatives to horses such as donkeys to ride on. The quote implies that Colonel Wood was incompetent.
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