Columbus Day Easy English News Article

Who does Columbus Day celebrate?

• explorers

• Indigenous people

• the king and queen of Spain

• government officials

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What was Christopher Columbus's nationality?

• Chinese

• American

• Italian

• Spanish

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Who celebrates Columbus as a hero?

• Spanish, Portuguese, and French people

• Italian Americans

• Native Americans

• people from Asia

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Which people were the first to discover America 20,000 years ago?

• Spanish, Portuguese, and French people

• Christopher Columbus

• people from Asia

• Leif Erikson

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Does everyone agree that Columbus is a hero?

• Yes, everyone thinks Columbus was a hero.

• No, many people think that Columbus was not a hero.

What did Columbus bring to the Americas?

(brought is the past of bring)

• food, gold, and happiness

• sickness, slavery, and cruelty

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How many states celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day or Native American Day?

• all 50 states

• most of the states

• over 17 states

• no states

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Which people do states honor on Native American Day or Indigenous Peoples Day?

• explorers

• Italian Americans

• the people who lived here before Columbus arrived

• the kind and queen of Spain

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When is Columbus Day?

• in the late 1400's

• on the second Monday in October

• 20,000 years ago

• October 17th

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