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Emancipation Proclamation
Enslavement in Texas
Influential People
Did You Know
Final Jeopardy
100
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 enslaved they were now free. It is now called “Juneteenth”?

When is June 19, 1865

100

A free born African American, who chaired the vigilance committee of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, which gave out food and clothing, coordinated escapes, raised funds and served as a one stop shop for hundreds of African American escaping slavery. 

Who is William Still 

100
The percentage of soldiers who fought in the Union Army that were African American
What is 10%
100

Believed God told her to travel around the country speaking the truth about enslavement and women's rights. 

Who is Sojourner Truth
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

Born enslaved on Maryland's eastern shore, this woman was nicknamed "Moses", and became a famous "conductor" of the underground railroad.

Who is Harriet Tubman

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
This African American author taught himself how to read and write, helped other enslaved become literate, escaped enslavement in disguise, and changed his name to a famous poem. 

Who is Frederick Douglass

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 seventh 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
**DAILY DOUBLE** **DAILY DOUBLE** 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

** Daily Double** **Daily Double**  An educated minister who was enslaved, claimed to have been divinely chosen to lead a rebellion against enslavers. 

Who is Nat Turner 

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
What is the Lone Ranger