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Holiday Proclamations is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the audience and purpose of a holiday proclamation, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.11.3-5. It prints 5 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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Holiday Proclamations

D2.His.11.3-5

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Read the source and answer the questions, then circle the right answers.

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

A Proclamation of Thanksgiving

An extract from a proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln, October 3, 1863, issued during the Civil War. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.

  1. 1. Which day does the proclamation name?
  2. 2. Who issued the proclamation, and when?
  3. 3. What does Lincoln invite his fellow citizens to do?
  4. 4. Why does he include those "at sea" and those "sojourning in foreign lands"?
2.Which branch makes a day a federal holiday by passing a law?
  • A.The Supreme Court
  • B.Each city government
  • C.Congress, the legislative branch
3.Which amendment ended slavery throughout the whole country in 1865?
  • A.The 13th Amendment
  • B.The 19th Amendment
  • C.The 1st Amendment
4.What is a proclamation?
  • A.An official public announcement by a leader
  • B.A private diary entry
  • C.A newspaper advertisement
5.Decoration Day later became which holiday?
  • A.Memorial Day
  • B.Veterans Day
  • C.Labor Day

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Answer key — Holiday Proclamations

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  1. 1.1. The last Thursday of November. 2. President Abraham Lincoln, on October 3, 1863. 3. To set apart and observe the last Thursday of November as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise. 4. So that every citizen, even those far from home, could join in.
  2. 2.Congress, the legislative branch
  3. 3.The 13th Amendment
  4. 4.An official public announcement by a leader
  5. 5.Memorial Day

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.11.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.