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
D2.His.11.3-5
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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. Who was the order written for?
2. What job did the person who issued the order have?
3. What was the main purpose of the order?
4. Who issued this order, and where?
2.About how many enslaved people lived in Texas in 1865?
A.About 250,000
B.About 250
C.About 25
3.The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863. Why did it not free enslaved people in Texas at once?
A.Texas was not part of North America
B.Few US Army soldiers were in Texas to enforce it until 1865
C.It only applied to people in Europe
4.Which amendment ended slavery in every state in December 1865?
A.The Thirteenth Amendment
B.The Nineteenth Amendment
C.The First Amendment
5.What does Juneteenth ask Americans to remember?
A.That freedom came late for many enslaved people
B.That summer vacation begins
C.That the Revolution ended in 1865
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Answer key — Juneteenth and General Order No. 3
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The people of Texas. 2. He was a major general in the US Army. 3. To inform the people of Texas that all slaves are free. 4. Major General Gordon Granger, at Galveston, Texas.
2.About 250,000
3.Few US Army soldiers were in Texas to enforce it until 1865
4.The Thirteenth Amendment
5.That freedom came late for many enslaved people
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.11.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.