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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.

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The Campaign for a Juneteenth Holiday

D2.Civ.14.3-5

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Choose the best answer.

1.Before Juneteenth, which was the last new federal holiday to be created?
  • A.Independence Day, added in 2010
  • B.Martin Luther King Jr. Day, signed into law in 1983
  • C.Thanksgiving, added in 2019
2.Why did many towns hold Juneteenth festivals for years before it was a federal holiday?
  • A.To celebrate the end of the Revolution
  • B.Because the law forced them to
  • C.To keep the memory of emancipation alive
3.How does a new federal holiday become law?
  • A.A city council votes on it
  • B.A governor announces it
  • C.Congress passes a bill and the President signs it
4.Why do campaigns to change society often take many years?
  • A.Many people must be persuaded, including lawmakers
  • B.Holidays are chosen by lottery
  • C.Laws can only change once a century
5.Opal Lee, a retired teacher from Fort Worth, Texas, made long walks when she was about 90. Why?
  • A.To win a race
  • B.To visit every state park
  • C.To ask the nation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
6.Juneteenth gatherings often include a reading of which document?
  • A.General Order No. 3 or the Emancipation Proclamation
  • B.The Treaty of Paris
  • C.The Mayflower Compact
7.Which is a peaceful way citizens campaigned for a Juneteenth holiday?
  • A.Refusing to vote
  • B.Holding walks and community festivals
  • C.Staying silent and waiting
8.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

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Answer key — The Campaign for a Juneteenth Holiday

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Martin Luther King Jr. Day, signed into law in 1983
  2. 2.To keep the memory of emancipation alive
  3. 3.Congress passes a bill and the President signs it
  4. 4.Many people must be persuaded, including lawmakers
  5. 5.To ask the nation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
  6. 6.General Order No. 3 or the Emancipation Proclamation
  7. 7.Holding walks and community festivals
  8. 8.Made June 19 a federal holiday

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.14.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.