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What Each National Holiday Honors is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on what each national holiday honors, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.8.3-5. 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 National Holiday Honors

D2.Civ.8.3-5

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Draw a line from each holiday to what it honors.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Indigenous Peoples' Day (many states and cities)
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Veterans Day
  • A.The histories and cultures of Native peoples
  • B.The adoption of the Declaration of Independence
  • C.American workers and the labor movement
  • D.Everyone who has served in the armed forces
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Juneteenth
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day
  • A.Giving thanks, made a yearly national day by Lincoln in 1863
  • B.June 19, 1865, when news of freedom reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas
  • C.A Christian holiday that is also a federal holiday
  • D.A civil rights leader who led nonviolent protests

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Answer key — What Each National Holiday Honors

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Indigenous Peoples' Day (many states and cities) — A (The histories and cultures of Native peoples) 2. Independence Day — B (The adoption of the Declaration of Independence) 3. Labor Day — C (American workers and the labor movement) 4. Veterans Day — D (Everyone who has served in the armed forces)
  2. 2.1. Martin Luther King Jr. Day — D (A civil rights leader who led nonviolent protests) 2. Juneteenth — B (June 19, 1865, when news of freedom reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas) 3. Thanksgiving Day — A (Giving thanks, made a yearly national day by Lincoln in 1863) 4. Christmas Day — C (A Christian holiday that is also a federal holiday)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.8.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.