Juneteenth

What document freed the enslaved people in areas that were rebelling against the United States?

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Bill of Rights

Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

When did the Emancipation Proclamation take effect?

• January 1, 1863

• June 19, 1865

• April 1, 1864

• August 8, 1863

What amendment to the Constitution eliminated all slavery in the United States?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 19th

What General delivered the news that the enslaved people in Texas were free?

• Gordon Granger

• William Tecumseh Sherman

• Ulysses S. Grant

• George B. McClellan

When did enslaved people living in Texas learn they were free?

• January 1, 1863

• June 19, 1865

• April 1, 1864

• August 8, 1864

What holiday commemorates the freeing of enslaved people in Texas?

• Independence Day

• Memorial Day

• Juneteenth

• Flag Day

Juneteenth is also known as?

• Emancipation Day

• Freedom Day

• Both of these

• Neither of these

Which is the Juneteenth flag?

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True or False: Juneteenth is a national holiday.

• True

• False