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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.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
2.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
3.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
4.Which is a peaceful way citizens campaigned for a Juneteenth holiday?
  • A.Holding walks and community festivals
  • B.Refusing to vote
  • C.Staying silent and waiting
5.Which way of changing society was used in the 1800s and is still used today?
  • A.Posting videos online
  • B.Writing petitions to lawmakers
  • C.Sending text messages
6.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
7.In 1980 Texas became the first state to do what?
  • A.Make Juneteenth an official state holiday
  • B.Move Juneteenth to January
  • C.Ban Juneteenth celebrations
8.In 2021 Congress passed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. What did it do?
  • A.Created the Fourth of July
  • B.Made June 19 a federal holiday
  • C.Ended slavery in Texas

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Answer key — The Campaign for a Juneteenth Holiday

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  1. 1.Online petitions and social media
  2. 2.A written request signed by many people
  3. 3.Congress passes a bill and the President signs it
  4. 4.Holding walks and community festivals
  5. 5.Writing petitions to lawmakers
  6. 6.To keep the memory of emancipation alive
  7. 7.Make Juneteenth an official state holiday
  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.