Puerto Rico History

vocab

100

land surrounded by water on all sides

island

200

elect means to 

vote/pick

300

abolish means to 

end

400

colonize means to 

take over/control

500

indigenous means you were there 

a. first

b. second

c. third

first

early settlers

100

the first people got their by 

canoe

200

the Ortoiroid people got food by 

hunter-gather

300

the people who arrived in 1200 CE were called 

Taino

400

The Taino people got food by 

farming and fishing 

500

the Taino people were enslaved by the

a. French 

b. Spanish 

c. Italians

B

Spanish Rule

100

Who led the European trip to Puerto Rico?

Christopher Columbus

200

What kind of diseases did the Spanish bring?

smallpox and measles 

300

The Spanish forced the Taino people to work on plantations and in 

gold mines

400

in 1513 the Spanish brought enslaved _____ to Puerto Rico

Africans

500

Juan R. _____ was the first governor of Puerto Rico

Brooke

US Rule

100

The US started a war with Spain when they helped _____ fight 

a. Guam

b. Philippines

c. Cuba 

Cuba

200

true or false: Puerto Ricans are US citizens

true

300

true or false: Puerto Ricans can vote for the US president

false

400

in November 2020, 52% of people in Puerto Rico supported 

a. independence 

b. statehood

c. war with the United States

B

500

Teddy Roosevelts group of soldiers were called

rough riders

pick at your own risk

100

The famous singer who performed at the Super Bowl is from Puerto Rico

Bad Bunny

200

Puerto Rico is famous for growing 

a. sugarcanes

b. tobacco 

c. cotton 

sugarcanes

300

Bad Bunny climbed a powerline because Puerto Rico is always losing 

a. gasoline

b. clean water

c. electricity 

C

400

True or false: Puerto Rico is made up of several islands

true

500

The ocean under Puerto Rico is the 

Caribbean