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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. 1. What was the main purpose of the order?
  2. 2. Why might some freedmen have chosen not to remain quietly at their present homes?
  3. 3. Who issued this order, and where?
  4. 4. On what date was the order issued?
2.Some freed people in Texas raised money to buy land for their celebrations. Why?
  • A.Many public parks would not let them gather
  • B.The law made every town buy a park
  • C.They wanted to grow cotton there
3.Which other names are sometimes used for Juneteenth?
  • A.Flag Day or Arbor Day
  • B.Labor Day or Memorial Day
  • C.Freedom Day or Emancipation Day
4.How did freed people in Texas mark the first anniversary of June 19 in 1866?
  • A.With a national parade in Washington, DC
  • B.By closing every school in the country
  • C.With gatherings, prayer, food and music
5.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.Texas was not part of North America
  • C.Few US Army soldiers were in Texas to enforce it until 1865

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Answer key — Juneteenth and General Order No. 3

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  1. 1.1. To inform the people of Texas that all slaves are free. 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. 2.Many public parks would not let them gather
  3. 3.Freedom Day or Emancipation Day
  4. 4.With gatherings, prayer, food and music
  5. 5.Few US Army soldiers were in Texas to enforce it until 1865

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.11.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.