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What Each Federal Holiday Honors is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the people and events federal holidays honor, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.3.3-5. 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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What Each Federal Holiday Honors

D2.His.3.3-5

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Draw a line from each holiday to what it honors.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Veterans Day (November 11)
  • Columbus Day (second Monday in October)
  • Independence Day (July 4)
  • New Year's Day (January 1)
  • A.The start of a new calendar year
  • B.The adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776
  • C.Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day
  • D.Everyone who has served in the US armed forces
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January)
  • Washington's Birthday, or Presidents' Day (third Monday in February)
  • Juneteenth (June 19)
  • A.The first President of the United States
  • B.A minister who led peaceful protests for civil rights
  • C.The news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas in 1865
  • D.Members of the military who died serving the country

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Answer key — What Each Federal Holiday Honors

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Veterans Day (November 11) — D (Everyone who has served in the US armed forces) 2. Columbus Day (second Monday in October) — C (Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day) 3. Independence Day (July 4) — B (The adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776) 4. New Year's Day (January 1) — A (The start of a new calendar year)
  2. 2.1. Memorial Day (last Monday in May) — D (Members of the military who died serving the country) 2. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January) — B (A minister who led peaceful protests for civil rights) 3. Washington's Birthday, or Presidents' Day (third Monday in February) — A (The first President of the United States) 4. Juneteenth (June 19) — C (The news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas in 1865)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.