Columbus/ Indigenous Peoples Day

Who was Christopher Columbus?

• A Spanish explorer who landed in India

• An Italian explorer who landed in the Bahamas

• A Portuguese explorer who landed in Hawaii

• A British explorer who landed in New York

What does the word indigenous mean?

• People are disagreeing and arguing

• Native to a place

• Celebrated

• Laws

What does controversial mean?

• native to a place

• people are disagreeing and arguing

• celebrated

• laws

What does commemorated mean?

• native to a place

• people are disagreeing and arguing

• celebrated

• laws

What does legislation mean?

• native to a place

• people are arguing

• celebrated

• laws

What is an argument on the side of Indigenous Peoples Day?

• Italian-American pride

• Celebrates when Columbus "found" America

• Columbus caused the deaths of millions of Native Americans

• Explorers were inspired to sail to America to explore

In NC, which do we commemorate?

• Indigenous Peoples Day?

• Columbus Day

Where in the Americas did Columbus land?

• Italy

• New York

• Florida

• The Bahamas

Why did Columbus try to sail to India?

• He was bored

• The Italian leaders sent him to find spices

• He wanted to prove the Earth was round

• He wanted to prove the Earth was flat

If Columbus were to be put on trial for murder, who would most likely defend him?

• Other European explorers

• Africans

• Native Americans

• The Vikings