Fourth of July

The Fourth of July in Colorado

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What do you like to do on holidays?

Are you familiar with the Fourth of July holiday in the U.S.?

What do you know about rodeos?

In which part of the U.S. are most of these events held?

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agriculture

compete

cooperation

crop

irrigation

officially

quality

ranch

rodeo

stampede

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The 4th of July in Colorado

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Post Reading Questions

1. Who was Horace Greeley?

A newspaperman

A Western reporter

A local farmer

Founder of a town

2. Which is a major crop in the Greeley area?

Corn

Potatoes

Agriculture

Strawberries

3. Greeley, Colorado was named after its founder.

True

False

4. In 1922, the Greeley rodeo was an event for only local residents.

True

False

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