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Holiday Proclamations is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the audience and purpose of a holiday proclamation, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.11.3-5. It prints 5 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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Holiday Proclamations

D2.His.11.3-5

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Read the source and answer the questions, then circle the right answers.

1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

General Order No. 3

General Order No. 3, issued by Major General Gordon Granger of the Union Army in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. The day is remembered as Juneteenth, a federal holiday since 2021. The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor. The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages.

  1. 1. Which holiday remembers the day this order was read?
  2. 2. Who issued the order, and where?
  3. 3. What were the people of Texas informed of?
  4. 4. Who was the intended audience of the order?
2.Decoration Day later became which holiday?
  • A.Memorial Day
  • B.Labor Day
  • C.Veterans Day
3.Who usually issues a proclamation for a national holiday today?
  • A.A city mayor
  • B.The Chief Justice
  • C.The President
4.Which is a primary source about Juneteenth?
  • A.A textbook chapter written in 2021
  • B.General Order No. 3, read in Galveston in 1865
  • C.A modern encyclopedia article
5.What is a proclamation?
  • A.A newspaper advertisement
  • B.An official public announcement by a leader
  • C.A private diary entry

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Answer key — Holiday Proclamations

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  1. 1.1. Juneteenth, a federal holiday since 2021. 2. Major General Gordon Granger, in Galveston, Texas. 3. That all slaves are free. 4. The people of Texas.
  2. 2.Memorial Day
  3. 3.The President
  4. 4.General Order No. 3, read in Galveston in 1865
  5. 5.An official public announcement by a leader

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.11.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.