The year was the Emancipation Proclamation first issued.
What year was 1862
100
The day that union soldiers landed in Galveston, TX with news that the war had ended and to tell the slaves they were now free. It is now called “Juneteenth”?
When is June 19, 1865
100
The president issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Who is Abraham Lincoln
100
The percentage of soldiers who fought in the Union Army that were African American
What is 10%
100
The earliest recorded of protest against slavery by the Quakers was in this year.
When is 1688?
200
The date did the 13th amendment pass in Congress officially abolishing the institution of slavery.
What day was January 31, 1965
200
The length of time after the Emancipation Proclamation that it took for slaves in Texas to learn that they had been freed
How long is two and half years
200
The General surrendered in April of 1865 at Appomattox Court House
Who is Robert E. Lee
200
The earliest recorded of protest against slavery was by this group of people
Who are the Quakers
200
Muhammad Ali was originally named after his father, who was named after this the 19th-century abolitionist and politician
Who is Cassius Marcellus Clay
300
The Emancipation Proclamation applied to these type of states.
What are Confederate States
300
The date Juneteenth became an official state holiday in Texas
When is January 1, 1980
300
He read the “General Order Number 3” to the people of Texas that informed them that the war was over and that all slaves were free
Who is Major General Gordon Granger
300
At the close of the Civil War, this name given by the Plains Native Americans to African American soldiers, in both the cavalry and the infantry that served on the western frontier
Who are the Buffalo Soldiers
300
Jazz, an African-American musical form born out of the blues, ragtime, and marching bands, was originated in this state in the 19th Century
Where is Louisiana
400
The political party in 1865 did not favor the anti-slave movement, Emancipation, and/or the Civil War
What is the Democratic Party
400
The city in Texas where a local Juneteenth organization bought Booker T. Washington Park, the site of Juneteenth celebrations since 1898
Where is Mexia, TX
400
The state legislator that led the efforts for Juneteenth to become an official state holiday
Who is Al Edwards
400
Onesimus, an African born in the late seventeenth century before landing in Boston, introduced America to the common medical procedure
What is Inoculation
500
This union victory provided the necessary proof to Lincoln’s cabinet that they could enforce the Proclamation
What is the Battle of Antietam (aka Sharpsburg)
500
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The six flags that have flown over the state of Texas
What are Spain (1519-1821), France (1685-1690), Mexico (1821-1836), Republic of Texas (1836-1845), United States (1845 to 1861 and 1965 to present), Confederate States of America (1861-1865)
500
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In 1996, this Congressman sponsored the first legislation to recognize “Juneteenth Independence Day in the House of Representatives
Who is Barbara Rose Collins
500
An African-American man that escaped to the West during the Civil War and became a Deputy U.S. Marshal. He was known to be a master of disguise, traveled with a Native American friend, and rode a silver horse was believed to inspire a popular television show