WorksheetsQUIZ Cinco de Mayo
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is Cinco de Mayo?
Mexico's Independence Day
A Holiday that remembers the Battle of Puebla
A day when people eat tacos and hit piñatas
What 2 countries fought in the Battle of Puebla?
Britain and Spain
The US and Mexico
France and Mexico
Spain and Mexico
Why was Mexico such a poor country?
Its treasury was in shambles after years of wars
France stole their money
The government kept it all
They stopped taxing the people
Who was the leader of France?
Maximillian II
Napoleon III
King Louis V
Queen Elizabeth I
What did President Benito Juarez decide to do to help rebuild Mexico?
Have a fiesta
Borrow more money from foreign countries
Tax the people more
Stop paying back foreign debts for 2 years
What was happening at the same time as France's invasion of Mexico?
The Mexican-American War
The US Civil War
The Mexican Civil War
The Mexican -Spanish War
Who led the small Mexican army at Puebla to a successful defeat of the French army?
Benito Juarez
Pancho Villa
Emperor Maximilian I
Ignacio Zaragoza
What was Napoleon III hoping to do?
Find gold
Buy Mexico
Create a French Empire in the Americas
Kidnap Magdalena de la Cruz
How did the Battle of Puebla affect US history?
It slowed Napoleon's plan to capture Mexico and supply Confederate troops with supplies to win the US Civil war
It taught US generals about important strategies
The US decided not to lend money to Mexico
What is the date of the Battle of Puebla?
cinco de marzo 1864
cinco de mayo 1864
cinco de marzo 1862
cinco de mayo 1862
