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Documents Behind Our Holidays is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on reading a holiday's document for why the day is kept, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.10.K-2. It prints 2 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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Documents Behind Our Holidays

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Read each document or text, then answer the questions.

1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Two Winter Holidays

An information text written for this worksheet. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the third Monday in January. It honors Dr. King, who led peaceful protests so that all Americans would have equal rights. George Washington, the first president, was born on February 22, 1732. The federal holiday in his honor is called Washington's Birthday. Many people call it Presidents' Day. It is kept on the third Monday in February.

  1. 1. When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
  2. 2. Which of these two holidays comes first in the year?
  3. 3. Which president is Washington's Birthday named for?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

General Order No. 3

From General Order No. 3, read by Major General Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. June 19 is remembered as Juneteenth, a federal holiday since 2021. The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor. The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages.

  1. 1. What does the order say about all slaves?
  2. 2. Where was the order read, and on what date?
  3. 3. Since when has Juneteenth been a federal holiday?

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Answer key — Documents Behind Our Holidays

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  1. 1.1. The third Monday in January. 2. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in January. 3. George Washington, the first president.
  2. 2.1. All slaves are free. 2. In Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. 3. Since 2021.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.10.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.