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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.
  • Independence Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Indigenous Peoples' Day (many states and cities)
  • Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
  • A.The first president, and for many people all presidents
  • B.The adoption of the Declaration of Independence
  • C.Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the Americas
  • D.The histories and cultures of Native peoples
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Juneteenth
  • Christmas Day
  • New Year's Day
  • A.A Christian holiday that is also a federal holiday
  • B.June 19, 1865, when news of freedom reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas
  • C.Giving thanks, made a yearly national day by Lincoln in 1863
  • D.The first day of the calendar year

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Answer key — What Each National Holiday Honors

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Independence Day — B (The adoption of the Declaration of Independence) 2. Columbus Day — C (Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the Americas) 3. Indigenous Peoples' Day (many states and cities) — D (The histories and cultures of Native peoples) 4. Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day) — A (The first president, and for many people all presidents)
  2. 2.1. Thanksgiving Day — C (Giving thanks, made a yearly national day by Lincoln in 1863) 2. Juneteenth — B (June 19, 1865, when news of freedom reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas) 3. Christmas Day — A (A Christian holiday that is also a federal holiday) 4. New Year's Day — D (The first day of the calendar year)

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