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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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1.In 2021 Congress passed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. What did it do?
  • A.Created the Fourth of July
  • B.Ended slavery in Texas
  • C.Made June 19 a federal holiday
2.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 ask the nation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
  • C.To visit every state park
3.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
4.Why did many towns hold Juneteenth festivals for years before it was a federal holiday?
  • A.To keep the memory of emancipation alive
  • B.Because the law forced them to
  • C.To celebrate the end of the Revolution
5.Which newer way did supporters of a Juneteenth holiday use in recent years?
  • A.Letters sealed with wax
  • B.Messages carried by the Pony Express
  • C.Online petitions and social media
6.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
7.Juneteenth gatherings often include a reading of which document?
  • A.The Mayflower Compact
  • B.The Treaty of Paris
  • C.General Order No. 3 or the Emancipation Proclamation
8.In 1980 Texas became the first state to do what?
  • A.Ban Juneteenth celebrations
  • B.Make Juneteenth an official state holiday
  • C.Move Juneteenth to January

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Answer key — The Campaign for a Juneteenth Holiday

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  1. 1.Made June 19 a federal holiday
  2. 2.To ask the nation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
  3. 3.Martin Luther King Jr. Day, signed into law in 1983
  4. 4.To keep the memory of emancipation alive
  5. 5.Online petitions and social media
  6. 6.One person who keeps going can help change a law
  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.