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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.How does a new federal holiday become law?
  • A.Congress passes a bill and the President signs it
  • B.A city council votes on it
  • C.A governor announces it
2.Opal Lee is often called the "Grandmother of Juneteenth." What does her campaign show?
  • A.Only presidents can change laws
  • B.One person who keeps going can help change a law
  • C.Older people cannot take part in civic life
3.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
4.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
5.Why do campaigns to change society often take many years?
  • A.Laws can only change once a century
  • B.Holidays are chosen by lottery
  • C.Many people must be persuaded, including lawmakers
6.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
7.Juneteenth gatherings often include a reading of which document?
  • A.The Mayflower Compact
  • B.General Order No. 3 or the Emancipation Proclamation
  • C.The Treaty of Paris
8.In 1980 Texas became the first state to do what?
  • A.Make Juneteenth an official state holiday
  • B.Ban Juneteenth celebrations
  • C.Move Juneteenth to January

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Answer key — The Campaign for a Juneteenth Holiday

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Congress passes a bill and the President signs it
  2. 2.One person who keeps going can help change a law
  3. 3.Holding walks and community festivals
  4. 4.A written request signed by many people
  5. 5.Many people must be persuaded, including lawmakers
  6. 6.Martin Luther King Jr. Day, signed into law in 1983
  7. 7.General Order No. 3 or the Emancipation Proclamation
  8. 8.Make Juneteenth an official state holiday

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