Assessments

What is Charro Days?
A.) The Celebration of the Day of the Dead
B.) The Celebration of the citrus industry in the Rio Grande Valley
C.) The Celebration of friendship between two border towns.

2. How is Charro Days related to the history of the United States?
A.) It was created to bring people together during the effects of the Great Depression.
B.) It helped abolish slavery in south Texas.
C.) It’s the first national holiday celebration Hispanic culture.

3. Why is Charro Days significant?
A.) It Celebrates the relationship between two nations.
B.) The people from Brownsville and Matamoros get to show off their cooking skills.
C.) All the schools in the Brownsville independent school district get the day off.

4. Can you list three events that occur during a Charro Days celebration?
A.)___________________________
B.)___________________________
C.)___________________________

5. Can you recall participating in any Charro Days events in the past? If yes, which
events were these? If no, which events would you like to participate in?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

6. What year was the first Charro Days celebrated?
A.) 1838
B.) 1832
C.) 1835

7. Summarize the events that led to Charro Days?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

8. Compare Charro Days to Cinco de Mayo.
_________________________________________________________
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

9. Why do people dress up in Mexican attire to celebrate Charro Days?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

10. If Charro Days didn’t exist, what celebration would take its place?