Juneteenth Quiz

Juneteenth Quiz

11th Grade

7 Qs

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Juneteenth Quiz

Juneteenth Quiz

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English

11th Grade

Easy

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

American President Abraham Lincoln personally opposed slavery, but did he have specific plans to abolish the practice when he was elected in 1860?

Yes

No

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Approximately how many enslaved people were living in the United States at the onset of the Civil War?

1 million

2 million

3 million

4 million

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Thirteenth Amendment was passed on December 6, 1865, finally ending chattel slavery. Was the United States one of the first or last nations in the world to abolish enslavement?

One of the first

One of the last

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Emancipation Proclamation freed which groups of enslaved people?

All enslaved people, in both the North and the South

Those living in the border states of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri

Those living in Washington, D.C. 

The 3.5 million people living in the Confederate states, where the law went unrecognized

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did slavery finally end in the United States?

With the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863

With the surrender of the Confederate states on April 9, 1865

With the passing of the 13th Amendment on December 6, 1865

With General Granger’s announcement in Galveston, Texas on June

6.

CLASSIFICATION QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How is Juneteenth similar and different from the celebration of Independence Day?

Groups:

(a) Similar

,

(b) Different

Focus on patriotism

Focus on agency

Focus on realized ideals

Focus on freedom

Focus on freedom for some groups

Focus on ideal history

7.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Emancipation in the United States was a staggered process, sometimes not taking effect until years after the 13th Amendment passed. Some enslaved people living in the South did not learn about their freedom until after General Granger’s announcement in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1866. This date, Juneteenth, became a day of annual celebration. How was celebrating emancipation seen as an act of resistance, even after freedom was guaranteed by law?

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