Cinco de Mayo Home School Pop

What holiday did we learn about today?

• Cinco de Mayo

• Revenge of the 5th

• May Day

• Mother's Day

What are some of the things you can find at Cinco de Mayo?

Choose ALL that apply!!

• food

• music

• dancing

• parades

• rabbits

Cinco de Mayo is Spanish for ______.

• May 1st

• May 5th

• May 15th

• A spicy Spanish mayonnaise

What day do people celebrate Cinco de Mayo?

• May 1st

• April 30th

• May 5th

• Right after Christmas

What are the 2 main places that Cinco de Mayo is celebrated?

• America

• Mexico

• Spain

• Japan

What is celebrated at Cinco de Mayo?

• Mexico's victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla

• Mexico's victory over the Amish at the Battle of Bird in Hand

• Mexico's victory over the Japanese at the Battle of Iwo Jima

• Mexico's victory over the British at the Battle of Big Ben

What year did this famous battle happen?

• 1862

• 1962

• 2062

• 1762

Even though they were outnumbered, this battle is a great example of Mexican people ________.

• coming together

• playing music

• harvesting crops

• making tacos

True or False:

One year later the French defeated the Mexican Army and took over Mexico.

• True

• False

After the French left, who took over Mexico City and helped reestablish the government.

• Benito Juarez

• Miguel Hidalgo

• Pancho Villa

• Frida Kahlo