When is Labor Day celebrated in the United States?

• The first Monday in June

• The first Monday in July

• The first Monday in August

• The first Monday in September

What is the purpose of Labor Day?

• To have a day off of work and school

• To honor the working people of America

• To honor the President

• To celebrate the end of summer

When was Labor Day first celebrated in the United States?

• Tuesday, September 5th, 1882

• Wednesday, September 5th, 1882

• The first Monday in September, 1882

• 1894

Who was the President that declared Labor Day a holiday for the American people?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Grover Cleveland

• Barack Obama

The first Labor Day celebration in the United States was celebrated in which of the following states?

• North Carolina

• Nebraska

• New York

• Texas

What year was Labor Day considered a national holiday?

• 1882

• 1885

• 1890

• 1894

Government businesses are closed on Labor Day.

• True

• False

Twelve years after the first Labor Day celebration in the United States, Labor Day was declared a national holiday.

• True

• False

Schools are open on Labor Day.

• True

• False

Labor Day is a federal holiday.

• True

• False