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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.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
2.How does a new federal holiday become law?
  • A.Congress passes a bill and the President signs it
  • B.A governor announces it
  • C.A city council votes on it
3.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
4.Before Juneteenth, which was the last new federal holiday to be created?
  • A.Thanksgiving, added in 2019
  • B.Martin Luther King Jr. Day, signed into law in 1983
  • C.Independence Day, added in 2010
5.Juneteenth gatherings often include a reading of which document?
  • A.General Order No. 3 or the Emancipation Proclamation
  • B.The Treaty of Paris
  • C.The Mayflower Compact
6.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
7.Which way of changing society was used in the 1800s and is still used today?
  • A.Posting videos online
  • B.Sending text messages
  • C.Writing petitions to lawmakers
8.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

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Answer key — The Campaign for a Juneteenth Holiday

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  1. 1.One person who keeps going can help change a law
  2. 2.Congress passes a bill and the President signs it
  3. 3.Many people must be persuaded, including lawmakers
  4. 4.Martin Luther King Jr. Day, signed into law in 1983
  5. 5.General Order No. 3 or the Emancipation Proclamation
  6. 6.A written request signed by many people
  7. 7.Writing petitions to lawmakers
  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.