Juneteenth

Juneteenth

An African American Celebration of Freedom

Multiple Choice

After being freed, many former slaves moved north.

• True

• False

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Who is credited with creating the Juneteenth holiday?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Harriet Tubman

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Gordon Granger

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Juneteenth is commemorated in how many states?

• 50

• 30

• 22

• 47

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What is the name of the Black National Anthem?

• Star spangled banner

• Wipe me down

• Lift every voice

• Swag surf

Multiple Choice

Which organization recently made Juneteenth a work holiday?

• Twitter

• Facebook

• Instagram

• Snapchat

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Which category below is not a focal point of Juneteenth?

• Freedom

• Education

• Self-Improvement

• Money

Multiple Choice

What document did Abraham Lincoln use to free the slaves in the South?

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Declaration of Independence

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How long was it after the Emancipation Proclamation that ALL slaves knew they were free?

• One and a half year

• Two and half years

• Two years

• Three years

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What did the Emancipation Proclamation ACTUALLY do?

• Freed all enslaved people

• Freed all enslaved people only in states of rebellion

• Ended the Civil War

• Made seceding from the Union illegal

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Which United States President signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• Jefferson Davis

• Andrew Johnson

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Why is Juneteenth important?

• It represent the end of the Civil War

• It represent Martin Luther King's Birthday

• It represents independence from Britain

• It represents the end of slavery

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What is significant about Galveston, Texas?

• It was the first battle of the Civil War

• It was the last battle of the Civil War

• A slave rebellion happened there

• The last group of slaves found out they were free

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Why did it take so long for slaves in Texas to find out they were free?

• Not many Union soldiers in Texas

• Not many Civil War battles in Texas

• Texas is a lot further away then other areas of the South

• All of the above

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What is the official date of Juneteenth?

• June 19th 1965

• June 19th 1865

• June 18th 1776

• September 15th 1963