emancipation proclamation

What event is commemorated by the Juneteenth holiday?

• (A) the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation

• (B) the arrival of U.S. troops in Texas

• (C) the end of slavery

• (D) the arrival of General Gordon Granger in Texas

. Which of the following is mentioned in the Order issued by General Granger?

• (A) The U.S. military can help formerly enslaved people gain their freedom.

• (B) Formerly enslaved people may move to another location to gain their freedom.

• (C) Formerly enslaved people may become employed workers.

• (D) The government will ensure that all enslaved people are freed.

Who does the phrase, “the Executive of the United States,” refer to in the following sentence

from Paragraph 1 of the passage?

The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive

of the United States, all slaves are free.

• (A) President Abraham Lincoln

• (B) General Gordon Granger

• (C) President Joe Biden

• (D) Dr. Martin Luther King

Which choice puts the sentences in in the correct order?

1. The first Juneteenth was celebrated.

2. Juneteenth became an official U.S. federal holiday.

3. General Granger arrived in Texas.

4. General Granger issued Order Number 3.

5. Juneteenth became an official holiday in Texas.

• (A) 4, 3, 1, 5, 2

• (B) 3, 4, 1, 5, 2

• (C) 3, 1, 4, 2, 5

• (D) 4, 5, 1, 3, 2

According to the passage, the president signed the bill on June 17, 2021, and the first official

federal holiday was the very next day. Based on this information, which of these answer choices

is correct?

• (A) News about the new holiday arrived late.

• (B) The Supreme Court needed time to review the bill.

• (C) The government wanted to celebrate the holiday the same year it became a holiday.

• (D) The government is slow and bureaucratic.

What is the relationship between the Emancipation Proclamation and Order Number 3?

• (A) The Order freed enslaved people in the Confederacy, and the Emancipation Proclamation

  ended slavery in Texas.

• (B) The Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery in the Confederacy, and the Order

  announced it in Texas.

• (C) The Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery in the Confederacy, and the Order

  ended the Civil War.

• (D) The Order corrected some errors in the Emancipation Proclamation.

Which of these phrases best sums up the tone of “Our Newest Holiday”?

• (A) unemotional

• (B) proud and happy

• (C) matter-of-fact

• (D) ironic