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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.
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Independence Day
  • Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • A.Giving thanks, made a yearly national day by Lincoln in 1863
  • B.The first president, and for many people all presidents
  • C.The adoption of the Declaration of Independence
  • D.A civil rights leader who led nonviolent protests
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Juneteenth
  • Veterans Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Christmas Day
  • A.Everyone who has served in the armed forces
  • B.June 19, 1865, when news of freedom reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas
  • C.Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the Americas
  • D.A Christian holiday that is also a federal holiday

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Answer key — What Each National Holiday Honors

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Thanksgiving Day — A (Giving thanks, made a yearly national day by Lincoln in 1863) 2. Independence Day — C (The adoption of the Declaration of Independence) 3. Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day) — B (The first president, and for many people all presidents) 4. Martin Luther King Jr. Day — D (A civil rights leader who led nonviolent protests)
  2. 2.1. Juneteenth — B (June 19, 1865, when news of freedom reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas) 2. Veterans Day — A (Everyone who has served in the armed forces) 3. Columbus Day — C (Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the Americas) 4. Christmas Day — D (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.