Juneteenth

What year marked the first celebration of the slaves being freed in America? Juneteenth's origins

• A) 1776

• B) 1861

• C) 1865

• D) 1980

What President signed the law making Juneteenth an official national holiday?

• A) Abraham Lincoln

• B) Barack Obama

• C) Donald Trump

• D) Joe Biden

What president was elected in 1860? He promised to not allow slavery to expand westward if elected president?

• A) Abraham Lincoln

• B) Donald Trump

• C) Barack Obama

• D) Joe Biden

The Civil War was fought between which 2 sides? (CHOOSE 2)

• A) Union States

• B) Western States

• C) Confederate States

• D) Eastern States

What was the name of the executive order signed by President Lincoln declaring all the slaves in the Confederate states free?

• A) Declaration of Independence

• B) 13th amendment

• C) Emancipation Proclamation

• D) Monroe Doctrine

Which amendment in the Constitution made slavery illegal?

• A) 1st

• B) 5th

• C) 13th

• D) 18th

What was the last Confederate state to free it's slaves in June of 1865?

• A) Florida

• B) Virginia

• C) Georgia

• D) Texas

What year did Juneteenth officially become a federal holiday?

• A) 1865

• B) 1926

• C) 2012

• D) 2021

What event happened first?

• A) The Civil War ended

• B) The slaves were all freed

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