Juneteenth Quiz

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

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

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

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

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

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

Groups:

(a) Similar

,

(b) Different

• Focus on patriotism

• Focus on freedom for some groups

• Focus on ideal history

• Focus on freedom

• Focus on agency

• Focus on realized ideals

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?