Juneteenth History: Galveston and Freedom Day

Explore the 1865 announcement, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Thirteenth Amendment and the holiday.

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QUESTION 01On which date did the Texas event commemorated by Juneteenth occur?

June 19, 1865January 1, 1863July 4, 1776December 6, 1865

QUESTION 02In which Texas city was General Order No. 3 announced?

AustinGalvestonDallasSan Antonio

QUESTION 03Which U.S. Army officer issued General Order No. 3 in Texas?

Ulysses S. GrantWilliam T. ShermanGordon GrangerRobert E. Lee

QUESTION 04What was the number of the order announcing emancipation in Galveston?

General Order No. 13Executive Order 9066General Order No. 100General Order No. 3

QUESTION 05When did Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation take effect?

January 1, 1863June 19, 1865December 6, 1865June 17, 2021

QUESTION 06What was a major reason emancipation was not effectively enforced earlier in Texas?

Texas was not part of the ConfederacyLimited Union military presenceThe Thirteenth Amendment had already passed in 1850No one had heard of the Civil War

QUESTION 07In which month and year was the Thirteenth Amendment ratified?

July 1776January 1863December 1865August 1920

QUESTION 08In which year did Juneteenth become a United States federal holiday?

1865198020012021

QUESTION 09Which state recognized Juneteenth as an official state holiday in 1980?

TexasMaineCaliforniaVermont

QUESTION 10What two calendar words are combined in the name Juneteenth?

July and fourthJune and nineteenthJanuary and firstMarch and eighth

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