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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.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
2.What does Juneteenth mark?
  • A.The signing of the Declaration of Independence
  • B.The end of World War II
  • C.June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were told they were free
3.On the second Monday of October, many states and cities also or instead observe which day?
  • A.Flag Day
  • B.Indigenous Peoples' Day
  • C.Veterans Day
4.What does Columbus Day, the federal holiday, mark?
  • A.Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492
  • B.The founding of Jamestown
  • C.The first Thanksgiving
5.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
6.Why was Armistice Day renamed Veterans Day in 1954?
  • A.Because World War I was forgotten
  • B.To move it to the spring
  • C.To honor veterans of all wars, not only World War I
7.Who made Thanksgiving a yearly national day of thanks in 1863?
  • A.The Pilgrims
  • B.George Washington
  • C.President Abraham Lincoln
8.In what year did Labor Day become a federal holiday?
  • A.1894
  • B.1776
  • C.2021

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Answer key — National Holidays: Then and Now

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  1. 1.The end of fighting in World War I on November 11, 1918
  2. 2.June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were told they were free
  3. 3.Indigenous Peoples' Day
  4. 4.Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492
  5. 5.To honor Native peoples, who lived in the Americas long before 1492
  6. 6.To honor veterans of all wars, not only World War I
  7. 7.President Abraham Lincoln
  8. 8.1894

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