Columbus Day has been an official U.S. holiday since 1937. But some people question celebrating Christopher Columbus's arrival in the "New World." That's because of what followed that "discovery." News of Columbus's voyages spread across Europe. It began the Age of Exploration. It led to many more transatlantic journeys from Europe to the Americas. Contact between the Europeans and the native people led to dealy conflicts. It also exposed the local inhabitants to European diseases. Native people had no natural immunity to those illnesses. Nor did they understand how the diseases traveled. Their efforts to flee from places filled with dying people ended up spreading the diseases. Which reason does the author use to support the point that celebrating Columbus Day is questionable because of the events that followed Colubus's arrival? (1 point) Responses Columbus's voyages became news across Europe. Columbus's voyages became news across Europe. The Age of Exploration began as a result of Columbus's voyages. The Age of Exploration began as a result of Columbus's voyages. The native people were exposed to disases brought by the Europeans. The native people were exposed to disases brought by the Europeans. Many more journeys occurred between Europe and the Americas.
The reason the author uses to support the point that celebrating Columbus Day is questionable is that the native people were exposed to diseases brought by the Europeans.
