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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.Why do campaigns to change society often take many years?
  • A.Many people must be persuaded, including lawmakers
  • B.Laws can only change once a century
  • C.Holidays are chosen by lottery
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.Staying silent and waiting
  • B.Holding walks and community festivals
  • C.Refusing to vote
4.Supporters of a Juneteenth holiday gathered more than a million signatures. What is a petition?
  • A.A holiday parade
  • B.A vote taken in Congress
  • C.A written request signed by many people
5.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
6.Opal Lee is often called the "Grandmother of Juneteenth." What does her campaign show?
  • A.Only presidents can change laws
  • B.Older people cannot take part in civic life
  • C.One person who keeps going can help change a law
7.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
8.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

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Answer key — The Campaign for a Juneteenth Holiday

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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