NewsELA Cinco de Mayo

In what year did Mexico defeat the French?

• 1878

• 1823

• 1846

• 1862

True or False? When the borders of Mexico and the US were changed, people in the Eastern United States were not welcoming to the Mexicans.

• True

• False

In some states, enslavement was practiced. What is enslavement?

• Whites forcing Black people into working for free

• When suddenly people lived in a new country

• A cultural identity crisis

• When white people had more rights than Black people

What problem did Mexico face after the Mexican-American war, and their civil war?

• Too many people

• Fiestas

• Pain

• Debt

Who was the leader of France?

• Monroe

• Napoleon III

• Dr. Hayes-Bautista

• George Washington

What two things did the Battle of Puebla remind people of?

• Why we like Mexican food

• Why Mexican descendants were there in the first place

• Why everyone moved out of Mexico

• That people from Mexico were powerful

True or False? Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexican Independence Day.

• True

• False

Why did Cinco de Mayo become popular in the 1960's?

• Americans of Mexican descent wanted their heritage celebrated

• Mexican descendants wanted equal rights under the law

• The 1960's was a period of civil rights activism.

• All of the above

True or False? Cinco de Mayo is a very popular holiday in all of Mexico.

• False

• True

Why was the victory of Puebla in 1862 so surprising?

• Mexico wasn't very strong

• The war was actually a dance battle

• Mexico was outnumbered by France

• Mexico was led by their leader, Napoleon