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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. What are the freedmen advised to do?
  2. 2. Who issued the order, and where?
  3. 3. What does "an absolute equality of personal rights" promise?
  4. 4. Which holiday remembers the day this order was read?
2.Lincoln named the last Thursday of November. Which Thursday is Thanksgiving today?
  • A.The last Thursday of October
  • B.The fourth Thursday of November
  • C.The first Thursday of November
3.Why do leaders issue holiday proclamations?
  • A.To end a war
  • B.To set a day apart and explain why it matters
  • C.To raise taxes
4.Decoration Day later became which holiday?
  • A.Labor Day
  • B.Veterans Day
  • C.Memorial Day
5.What is a proclamation?
  • A.A newspaper advertisement
  • B.A private diary entry
  • C.An official public announcement by a leader

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Answer key — Holiday Proclamations

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  1. 1.1. To remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. 2. Major General Gordon Granger, in Galveston, Texas. 3. Former masters and slaves have equal personal rights and rights of property. 4. Juneteenth, a federal holiday since 2021.
  2. 2.The fourth Thursday of November
  3. 3.To set a day apart and explain why it matters
  4. 4.Memorial Day
  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.