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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.Which is a peaceful way citizens campaigned for a Juneteenth holiday?
  • A.Staying silent and waiting
  • B.Refusing to vote
  • C.Holding walks and community festivals
3.In 1980 Texas became the first state to do what?
  • A.Move Juneteenth to January
  • B.Ban Juneteenth celebrations
  • C.Make Juneteenth an official state holiday
4.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
5.Why do campaigns to change society often take many years?
  • A.Many people must be persuaded, including lawmakers
  • B.Holidays are chosen by lottery
  • C.Laws can only change once a century
6.Opal Lee, a retired teacher from Fort Worth, Texas, made long walks when she was about 90. Why?
  • A.To visit every state park
  • B.To ask the nation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
  • C.To win a race
7.Which way of changing society was used in the 1800s and is still used today?
  • A.Sending text messages
  • B.Posting videos online
  • C.Writing petitions to lawmakers
8.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

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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.Holding walks and community festivals
  3. 3.Make Juneteenth an official state holiday
  4. 4.To keep the memory of emancipation alive
  5. 5.Many people must be persuaded, including lawmakers
  6. 6.To ask the nation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
  7. 7.Writing petitions to lawmakers
  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.