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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. What does the song call the land?
  2. 2. Why might the song have been first sung on July 4?
  3. 3. What does Let freedom ring ask people to do?
  4. 4. When was the song first sung?
2.A state can have its own motto too. A motto is…
  • A.a kind of map
  • B.a short saying about what people believe
  • C.a type of coin
3.What is the national anthem of the United States?
  • A.Yankee Doodle
  • B.America the Beautiful
  • C.The Star-Spangled Banner
4.What does E pluribus unum mean?
  • A.Land of the brave
  • B.Out of many, one
  • C.Freedom for some
5.Where can you see the words In God We Trust?
  • A.On mailboxes
  • B.On stop signs
  • C.On US coins and paper money
6.Which song became the national anthem in 1931?
  • A.My Country, 'Tis of Thee
  • B.America the Beautiful
  • C.The Star-Spangled Banner

LessonPrint · D2.Geo.6.K-2 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Songs About the American Land

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Sweet land of liberty. 2. July 4 is Independence Day. 3. Let freedom be heard everywhere, like a bell ringing. 4. On July 4, 1831.
  2. 2.a short saying about what people believe
  3. 3.The Star-Spangled Banner
  4. 4.Out of many, one
  5. 5.On US coins and paper money
  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.