History
Name of government used by the southern states that seceded during the Civil War (Union of independent states).
Confederate States of America
WHAT does Juneteenth mean and WHAT is it.
Shorten term for "June Nineteenth," the date celebrated as the anniversary of Emancipation Day for enslaved people in Texas.
WHAT happened on June 19, 1865
Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced the freedom of enslaved African Americans in Texas
WHO was the President during the abolishment of slavery.
Abraham Lincoln
WHEN and WHERE was the last battle of the Civil War.
Palmito Ranch, Texas, on May 13, 1865.
WHAT are the Colors of Juneteenth?
RED, WHITE, AND BLUE (It represents the American flag, a reminder that slaves and their descendants were and are Americans)
WHO announced the end of slavery to Texas
Major General Gordon Granger
WHAT did the 13th Amendment of the Constitution do?
Declared that slavery was completely illegal.
A practice where one person is owned and controlled by another, resulting in forced labor and restricted liberty.
Slavery
WHAT state was the first state to make Juneteenth an official holiday.
Texas
WHAT state was the last state to abolish slavery.
Texas
WHAT is the significance of January 1, 1863
The day President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, a landmark document that declared the freedom of slaves in Confederate states
A formerly enslaved person who has been released from slavery (usually by legal means).
Freedmen
What is another term for Juneteenth?
Emancipation Day
Why is Juneteenth important in Texas specifically?
The slaves in Texas didn't know they were freed
Issued by Lincoln, freeing all slaves still at war with the Union. This outlawed slavery in Texas and other states in rebellion against the Union two and a half years earlier.
Emancipation Proclamation.
WHY didn't the slaves know they had been freed?
News traveled very slowly, and was sent by letters
HOW is Juneteenth similar to Independence Day?
Both Celebrate freedom in America
WHAT is Emancipation Park and WHERE is it located.
In 1872, a group of African American ministers and businessmen in Houston purchased land and created Emancipation Park (3rd Ward), which was intended to hold the city's annual Juneteenth celebration
WHO was the Vice president succeeding after the assassination of the current president during the abolishing slavery.
Andrew Johnson