Celebrating Juneteenth

Read the passage 'Celebrating Juneteenth.' What is Juneteenth?

• The day the Civil War ended

• The day enslaved people in Texas found out they were free

• The day President Lincoln was born

• The day Texas became a state

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Read the passage 'Celebrating Juneteenth.' Who delivered the Emancipation Proclamation speech in 1863?

• Major General Gordon Granger

• President Abraham Lincoln

• Frederick Douglass

• President George Washington

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On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger of the Union army arrived in ________, Texas, to inform enslaved people they were free.

• Galveston

• Houston

• Dallas

• Austin

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Read the passage 'Celebrating Juneteenth.' True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation immediately freed all enslaved people in Texas when it was issued in 1863.

• True

• False

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People celebrated Juneteenth after they were freed by:

• holding parades, singing, and gathering for food and prayer

• staying indoors and avoiding public gatherings

• traveling to other countries to celebrate

• ignoring the day and continuing to work as usual

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What major milestone did Juneteenth mark in American history?

• It marked a major milestone on the path to ending slavery throughout the U.S.

• It marked the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

• It marked the end of the Civil War.

• It marked the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

In 1872, a group of formerly enslaved people raised money to buy 10 acres of land near Houston, Texas. What did they name this land?

• Freedom Park

• Emancipation Park

• Liberty Park

• Juneteenth Park

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To this day, many Americans ______ Juneteenth in Emancipation Park to remember their history.

• celebrate

• ignore

• forget

• protest

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Texas holds a special parade to celebrate Juneteenth. What does the white star on the Juneteenth flag symbolize?

• A) Peace and unity

• B) Freedom and new hope for African Americans

• C) The end of slavery

• D) Texas independence

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Juneteenth is a day to remember the ______ and struggles of African Americans.

• triumphs

• holidays

• leaders

• songs

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