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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.Who made Thanksgiving a yearly national day of thanks in 1863?
  • A.George Washington
  • B.President Abraham Lincoln
  • C.The Pilgrims
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 was Memorial Day first called?
  • A.Decoration Day
  • B.Flag Day
  • C.Armistice Day
5.In what year was Martin Luther King Jr. Day first observed as a federal holiday?
  • A.1863
  • B.1986
  • C.1776
6.Veterans Day was first called Armistice Day. What did it mark?
  • A.The end of the Civil War
  • B.The end of fighting in World War I on November 11, 1918
  • C.The signing of the Constitution
7.Why do many places observe Indigenous Peoples' Day?
  • A.To celebrate a European king
  • B.To mark the start of winter
  • C.To honor Native peoples, who lived in the Americas long before 1492
8.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

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Answer key — National Holidays: Then and Now

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  1. 1.Indigenous Peoples' Day
  2. 2.President Abraham Lincoln
  3. 3.To honor veterans of all wars, not only World War I
  4. 4.Decoration Day
  5. 5.1986
  6. 6.The end of fighting in World War I on November 11, 1918
  7. 7.To honor Native peoples, who lived in the Americas long before 1492
  8. 8.June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were told they were free

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