Juneteenth

Which of these was a major issue over which the Civil War was fought?

• factories

• slavery

• mining

• land

On which day is Juneteenth celebrated?

• June 9

• June 11

• June 18

• June 19

What happened in June 1865?

• Congress passed the 13th Amendment.

• The last plantation in the US closed down.

• Enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free.

• President Lincoln gave the Emancipation Proclamation.

The _____ Amendment made slavery illegal in the United States.

• 1st

• 10th

• 13th

• 19th

_____ arrived in Galveston to announce General Order 3, the official end of slavery.

• Union troops

• foreign figures

• Confederate troops

• members of Congress

After they were freed, formerly enslaved people

• went to nearby states to find family members.

• continued to work on plantations for money.

• traveled to the North.

• all of the above

Why did the first Juneteenth celebrations take place in backyards and churches?

• because not many people went to the parties

• because the weather was too hot to stay inside

• because formerly enslaved people wanted to celebrate privately at home

• because black people weren't allowed to use many public spaces

Which of these is a Juneteenth party tradition?

• drinking coffee

• wearing all black

• having barbecues

• reading Shakespeare

In what year was Juneteenth declared a state holiday in Texas?

• 1865

• 1900

• 1980

• 2005

Where was the first Juneteenth celebration?

• Dallas, TX

• Galveston, TX

• Houston, TX

• Austin, TX