Juneteenth: Freedom's Celebration
Explore the history and significance of Juneteenth with this Grade 7 social studies worksheet covering key events, figures, and its enduring legacy.
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Juneteenth: Freedom's Celebration
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Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union Army General Gordon Granger announced federal orders in Galveston, Texas, proclaiming that all enslaved people in Texas were free. This occurred more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
1. What date does Juneteenth commemorate?
January 1, 1863
June 19, 1865
April 9, 1865
December 6, 1865
2. What significant event happened in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865?
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought.
General Robert E. Lee surrendered.
Union General Gordon Granger announced the freedom of enslaved people.
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
3. Juneteenth is also known as Day or Day.
4. The Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln, declared enslaved people in Confederate states free.
5. Why did it take over two years for enslaved people in Texas to learn they were free after the Emancipation Proclamation?
6. Describe one way Juneteenth is celebrated today.
7. Juneteenth celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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False
8. General Gordon Granger was a Confederate general.
True
False
Image from an Emancipation Day celebration in 1900:
