The Campaign for a Juneteenth Holiday is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how citizens campaigned to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.14.3-5. It prints 8 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Which newer way did supporters of a Juneteenth holiday use in recent years?
A.Online petitions and social media
B.Messages carried by the Pony Express
C.Letters sealed with wax
2.In 2021 Congress passed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. What did it do?
A.Ended slavery in Texas
B.Made June 19 a federal holiday
C.Created the Fourth of July
3.Opal Lee is often called the "Grandmother of Juneteenth." What does her campaign show?
A.Older people cannot take part in civic life
B.Only presidents can change laws
C.One person who keeps going can help change a law
4.Supporters of a Juneteenth holiday gathered more than a million signatures. What is a petition?
A.A vote taken in Congress
B.A written request signed by many people
C.A holiday parade
5.Before Juneteenth, which was the last new federal holiday to be created?
A.Thanksgiving, added in 2019
B.Independence Day, added in 2010
C.Martin Luther King Jr. Day, signed into law in 1983
6.Why did many towns hold Juneteenth festivals for years before it was a federal holiday?
A.To keep the memory of emancipation alive
B.To celebrate the end of the Revolution
C.Because the law forced them to
7.Opal Lee, a retired teacher from Fort Worth, Texas, made long walks when she was about 90. Why?
A.To visit every state park
B.To ask the nation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
C.To win a race
8.In 1980 Texas became the first state to do what?
A.Move Juneteenth to January
B.Make Juneteenth an official state holiday
C.Ban Juneteenth celebrations
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.14.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — The Campaign for a Juneteenth Holiday
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Online petitions and social media
2.Made June 19 a federal holiday
3.One person who keeps going can help change a law
4.A written request signed by many people
5.Martin Luther King Jr. Day, signed into law in 1983
6.To keep the memory of emancipation alive
7.To ask the nation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
8.Make Juneteenth an official state holiday
Questions about The Campaign for a Juneteenth Holiday
What does the The Campaign for a Juneteenth Holiday worksheet cover?
It practices how citizens campaigned to make Juneteenth a federal holiday — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Civ.14.3-5: Show ways people have changed society, in the past and now. The instruction to students is “Choose the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does The Campaign for a Juneteenth Holiday practice?
D2.Civ.14.3-5, under Civics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Illustrate historical and contemporary means of changing society.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
The Campaign for a Juneteenth Holiday is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.14.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does The Campaign for a Juneteenth Holiday come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of The Campaign for a Juneteenth Holiday can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is The Campaign for a Juneteenth Holiday free to print and photocopy?
Yes. The Campaign for a Juneteenth Holiday, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
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