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National Holidays: Then and Now is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how national holidays began and how they are kept today, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.2.3-5. It prints 8 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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National Holidays: Then and Now

D2.His.2.3-5

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1.On the second Monday of October, many states and cities also or instead observe which day?
  • A.Veterans Day
  • B.Flag Day
  • C.Indigenous Peoples' Day
2.In what year was Martin Luther King Jr. Day first observed as a federal holiday?
  • A.1776
  • B.1986
  • C.1863
3.Why was Armistice Day renamed Veterans Day in 1954?
  • A.To move it to the spring
  • B.To honor veterans of all wars, not only World War I
  • C.Because World War I was forgotten
4.What does Columbus Day, the federal holiday, mark?
  • A.The first Thanksgiving
  • B.The founding of Jamestown
  • C.Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492
5.What does Juneteenth mark?
  • A.The end of World War II
  • B.The signing of the Declaration of Independence
  • C.June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were told they were free
6.What was Memorial Day first called?
  • A.Flag Day
  • B.Decoration Day
  • C.Armistice Day
7.Why do many places observe Indigenous Peoples' Day?
  • A.To honor Native peoples, who lived in the Americas long before 1492
  • B.To celebrate a European king
  • C.To mark the start of winter
8.In what year did Labor Day become a federal holiday?
  • A.2021
  • B.1776
  • C.1894

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Answer key — National Holidays: Then and Now

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Indigenous Peoples' Day
  2. 2.1986
  3. 3.To honor veterans of all wars, not only World War I
  4. 4.Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492
  5. 5.June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were told they were free
  6. 6.Decoration Day
  7. 7.To honor Native peoples, who lived in the Americas long before 1492
  8. 8.1894

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.2.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.