Juneteenth and General Order No. 3 is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the audience and purpose of General Order No. 3, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.11.3-5. It prints 5 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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Juneteenth and General Order No. 3
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Read the order and answer the questions. Then choose the best answers.
1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.
General Order No. 3
General Order No. 3, issued at Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, by Major General Gordon Granger of the US Army. The word help line was added for this worksheet.
The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor. The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages.
Word help: the "Executive of the United States" means the President. "Freedmen" means people who had been enslaved and were now free.
1. Why does the order say the connection becomes that between "employer and hired labor"?
2. Why might some freedmen have chosen not to remain quietly at their present homes?
3. Who issued this order, and where?
4. On what date was the order issued?
2.Which other names are sometimes used for Juneteenth?
A.Labor Day or Memorial Day
B.Freedom Day or Emancipation Day
C.Flag Day or Arbor Day
3.The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863. Why did it not free enslaved people in Texas at once?
A.It only applied to people in Europe
B.Few US Army soldiers were in Texas to enforce it until 1865
C.Texas was not part of North America
4.Some freed people in Texas raised money to buy land for their celebrations. Why?
A.The law made every town buy a park
B.Many public parks would not let them gather
C.They wanted to grow cotton there
5.Why do some people call Juneteenth a second Independence Day?
A.It is the day the Declaration was signed
B.It is the day the Revolution began
C.It marks freedom for people who were left out of the freedom of 1776
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Answer key — Juneteenth and General Order No. 3
Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. To tell former masters that freed people must now be paid wages for their work. 2. They were now free, so they could leave to find family, land or better work for wages. 3. Major General Gordon Granger, at Galveston, Texas. 4. June 19, 1865.
2.Freedom Day or Emancipation Day
3.Few US Army soldiers were in Texas to enforce it until 1865
4.Many public parks would not let them gather
5.It marks freedom for people who were left out of the freedom of 1776
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.11.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.