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

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Answer key — What Each Federal Holiday Honors

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

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