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Songs About the American Land is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on what patriotic songs say about the land, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.6.K-2. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Songs About the American Land

D2.Geo.6.K-2

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Read the song and answer. Then circle the best answer.

1.Read the song, then answer the questions.

My Country, 'Tis of Thee

Words by Samuel Francis Smith. The song was first sung in Boston on July 4, 1831, Independence Day. My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From every mountain-side Let freedom ring!

  1. 1. Where was the song first sung?
  2. 2. From where should freedom ring?
  3. 3. Why might the song have been first sung on July 4?
  4. 4. What does the song call the land?
2.What does E pluribus unum mean?
  • A.Out of many, one
  • B.Freedom for some
  • C.Land of the brave
3.Who wrote the words of the national anthem?
  • A.Francis Scott Key
  • B.Samuel Francis Smith
  • C.Katharine Lee Bates
4.A state can have its own motto too. A motto is…
  • A.a type of coin
  • B.a kind of map
  • C.a short saying about what people believe
5.Which song names amber waves of grain?
  • A.America the Beautiful
  • B.The Star-Spangled Banner
  • C.My Country, 'Tis of Thee
6.Which song asks, O say can you see?
  • A.My Country, 'Tis of Thee
  • B.The Star-Spangled Banner
  • C.America the Beautiful

LessonPrint · D2.Geo.6.K-2 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Songs About the American Land

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. In Boston. 2. From every mountain-side. 3. July 4 is Independence Day. 4. Sweet land of liberty.
  2. 2.Out of many, one
  3. 3.Francis Scott Key
  4. 4.a short saying about what people believe
  5. 5.America the Beautiful
  6. 6.The Star-Spangled Banner

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.6.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.