Juneteenth and General Order No. 3 is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the audience and purpose of General Order No. 3, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.11.3-5. It prints 5 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Read the order and answer the questions. Then choose the best answers.
1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.
General Order No. 3
General Order No. 3, issued at Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, by Major General Gordon Granger of the US Army. The word help line was added for this worksheet.
The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor. The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages.
Word help: the "Executive of the United States" means the President. "Freedmen" means people who had been enslaved and were now free.
1. On what date was the order issued?
2. Why might some freedmen have chosen not to remain quietly at their present homes?
3. Why does the order say the connection becomes that between "employer and hired labor"?
4. The order follows "a proclamation from the Executive of the United States." Where did its power come from?
2.About how many enslaved people lived in Texas in 1865?
A.About 250,000
B.About 250
C.About 25
3.The name Juneteenth joins which two words?
A.June and nineteenth
B.July and nineteenth
C.June and thirteenth
4.What does Juneteenth remember?
A.The signing of the Constitution
B.The first day of summer
C.The day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas were told they were free
5.Why do some people call Juneteenth a second Independence Day?
A.It is the day the Declaration was signed
B.It marks freedom for people who were left out of the freedom of 1776
C.It is the day the Revolution began
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Answer key — Juneteenth and General Order No. 3
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. June 19, 1865. 2. They were now free, so they could leave to find family, land or better work for wages. 3. To tell former masters that freed people must now be paid wages for their work. 4. From the President of the United States.
2.About 250,000
3.June and nineteenth
4.The day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas were told they were free
5.It marks freedom for people who were left out of the freedom of 1776
Questions about Juneteenth and General Order No. 3
What does the Juneteenth and General Order No. 3 worksheet cover?
It practices the audience and purpose of General Order No. 3 — 5 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.His.11.3-5: Work out who a source was made for and why, from the source itself. The instruction to students is “Read the order and answer the questions. Then choose the best answers”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Juneteenth and General Order No. 3 practice?
D2.His.11.3-5, under History for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Infer the intended audience and purpose of a historical source from information within the source itself.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Juneteenth and General Order No. 3 is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.11.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Juneteenth and General Order No. 3 come with an answer key?
Yes. All 5 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Juneteenth and General Order No. 3 can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Juneteenth and General Order No. 3 free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Juneteenth and General Order No. 3, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
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