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

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Answer key — The Campaign for a Juneteenth Holiday

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.One person who keeps going can help change a law
  2. 2.Congress passes a bill and the President signs it
  3. 3.Holding walks and community festivals
  4. 4.Martin Luther King Jr. Day, signed into law in 1983
  5. 5.A written request signed by many people
  6. 6.General Order No. 3 or the Emancipation Proclamation
  7. 7.To ask the nation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
  8. 8.To keep the memory of emancipation alive

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