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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.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
2.Which is a peaceful way citizens campaigned for a Juneteenth holiday?
  • A.Holding walks and community festivals
  • B.Staying silent and waiting
  • C.Refusing to vote
3.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 visit every state park
  • C.To ask the nation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
4.Why do campaigns to change society often take many years?
  • A.Holidays are chosen by lottery
  • B.Laws can only change once a century
  • C.Many people must be persuaded, including lawmakers
5.Juneteenth gatherings often include a reading of which document?
  • A.The Treaty of Paris
  • B.General Order No. 3 or the Emancipation Proclamation
  • C.The Mayflower Compact
6.Opal Lee is often called the "Grandmother of Juneteenth." What does her campaign show?
  • A.One person who keeps going can help change a law
  • B.Only presidents can change laws
  • C.Older people cannot take part in civic life
7.Before Juneteenth, which was the last new federal holiday to be created?
  • A.Martin Luther King Jr. Day, signed into law in 1983
  • B.Independence Day, added in 2010
  • C.Thanksgiving, added in 2019
8.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

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Answer key — The Campaign for a Juneteenth Holiday

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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