1) Juneteenth as an event began in which state? a) Texas b) Florida c) Alabama d) New York 2) Which President issued the Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery in the Confederacy in 1863? a) Jefferson b) Lincoln c) T. Roosevelt d) Washington 3) Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially ended slavery everywhere in the United States? a) 18th b) 21st c) 13th d) 10th 4) Which of these events happened first? a) Emancipation Proclamation b) 13th Amendmnet c) Juneteenth d) End of Civil War 5) When the civil war ended many freed people left the South. They tended to move in which directions? a) Southwest and West b) Southeast and West c) North and East d) North and West 6) Which happened most recently? a) Juneteenth was commemorated in Texas. b) Juneteenth was commemorated outside of Texas. c) Juneteenth became a Federal Holiday in the U.S.. d) The Emancipation Proclamation. 7) Which statement is most accurate? a) Juneteenth is nothing other than a celebration. b) Juneteenth is to commemorate and celebrate both. c) Juneteenth is about the future. d) Juneteenth is a state holiday. 8) The presenter is a professor of African-American studies at which University? a) Georgetown b) Dartmouth c) Texas d) Illinois 9) Which Texas city did the news of Juneteenth reach that led to what we commemorate now in the holiday? a) San Antonio b) Fort Worth c) El Paso d) Galveston 10) Which is more accurate? a) Slavery was ended by law before it actually ended. b) Slavery ended in practice before it was actually ended by law.

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