TED Ed Juneteenth

What did Charlotte Brooks overhear while hiding in the kitchen?

• A plan to escape the plantation

• A secret about the abolition of slavery

• A discussion about a new law

• A conversation about a family reunion

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What action did Charlotte Brooks take after learning about the abolition of slavery?

• She wrote a letter to the authorities

• She hid in the kitchen again

• She spread the news and ran away

• She confronted her enslaver

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How did slavery contribute to the United States' economy (money making power)?

• By promoting industrialization

• By fueling the cotton industry

• By encouraging immigration

• By developing new technologies

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Which states abolished slavery during the American Revolution?

• New York and Pennsylvania

• Vermont and Massachusetts

• Virginia and North Carolina

• Georgia and South Carolina

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What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It ended the Civil War

• It established new states in the Union

• It promised freedom to enslaved people in Confederate states

• It granted voting rights to all citizens

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What was required for the 13th Amendment to go into effect?

• A national vote

• Ratification (agreement) by 27 states

• Approval from the President

• Support from the Supreme Court

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When did Juneteenth become a federal holiday?

• 1865

• 2000

• 1900

• 2021

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What does Juneteenth celebrate?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The beginning of the American Revolution

• The end of the Civil War

• The end of slavery and the pursuit of true freedom

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Slavery ended in the 1860s but Juneteenth did not become a holiday until 2021. Why not?

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What's your number?

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