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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 were the people of Texas informed of?
  2. 2. What does "an absolute equality of personal rights" promise?
  3. 3. According to the order, why are all slaves free?
  4. 4. What does the order say the connection between former masters and slaves becomes?
2.Who usually issues a proclamation for a national holiday today?
  • A.The Chief Justice
  • B.The President
  • C.A city mayor
3.Why do leaders issue holiday proclamations?
  • A.To raise taxes
  • B.To set a day apart and explain why it matters
  • C.To end a war
4.Which branch makes a day a federal holiday by passing a law?
  • A.Each city government
  • B.The Supreme Court
  • C.Congress, the legislative branch
5.Which is a primary source about Juneteenth?
  • A.General Order No. 3, read in Galveston in 1865
  • B.A textbook chapter written in 2021
  • C.A modern encyclopedia article

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Answer key — Holiday Proclamations

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  1. 1.1. That all slaves are free. 2. Former masters and slaves have equal personal rights and rights of property. 3. In accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States. 4. That between employer and hired labor.
  2. 2.The President
  3. 3.To set a day apart and explain why it matters
  4. 4.Congress, the legislative branch
  5. 5.General Order No. 3, read in Galveston in 1865

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