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Holiday:
National Freedom Day
National Freedom Day is a United States holiday held on February
1st.
The holiday honors the signing by Abraham Lincoln of a resolution
that later became the 13th Amendment to the United States
Constitution.
Video:
National Freedom Day
Video Script:
National Freedom Day
Hi. In the classroom today you will learn about National Freedom
Day.
National Freedom Day is a United States holiday held on February
1st.
The holiday honors the signing by Abraham Lincoln of a resolution
that later became the 13th Amendment to the United States
Constitution.
President Lincoln signed the amendment outlawing slavery on February
1st, 1865.
Major Wright, a former slave, believed that there should be a day
when freedom for all Americans is celebrated.
While living in Philadelphia, he invited local and national leaders
to meet to organize a movement for a national holiday to commemorate
Lincoln's signing of the 13th Amendment.
The resulting National Freedom Association proposed a memorial date
to call attention to the continuing struggle for freedom for
African-Americans.
Since President Lincoln had signed the 13th Amendment on the first
day of February, that date was chosen to celebrate National Freedom
Day.
The first commemoration took place on February 1st, 1942, at
Independence Hall.
On June 30th, 1948, President Harry Truman signed a bill proclaiming
February 1st as National Freedom Day.
National Freedom Day is not a federal holiday.
Government offices and banks are still open for business on this
holiday.
Until next time.
From
YOUR Teacher:
National Freedom Day
This holiday celebrates the abolition of slavery in the
United States of America. This also is a day to
acknowledge the need for freedom for people all over the
world.
Test:
Reading Comprehension National
Freedom Day
Read
the video script or watch the video above. In the test
questions below choose which is the best answer for each
question. There are 10 questions. Good luck.
1. National Freedom Day
is held on which day?
a. January 1
b. February 1
c. June 30
d. July 4
2. What does the
holiday honor?
a. signing of a resolution that became the 13th
Amendment
b. signing of the Declaration of Independence
c. freedom for all nationals
d. freedom for all the slaves
3. Which president
signed the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution?
a. Barack Obama
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. George Washington
d. Abraham Lincoln
4. In what year was the
amendment outlawing slavery signed?
a. 1865
b. 1942
c. 1948
d. 2009
5. Who was Major
Wright?
a. a representative of congress
b. a representative of the senate
c. a former slave
d. a plantation owner
6. The National Freedom
Association proposed a memorial date to call attention to
the continuing struggle for freedom for which group?
a. Protestants
b. Puritans
c. African-Americans
d. Jews
7. The first
commemoration took place on February 1st, 1942, at which
location?
a. Independence Hall
b. Lincoln Memorial
c. Washington Monument
d. White House
8. On June 30, 1948,
which president signed a bill proclaiming February 1st as
National Freedom Day?
a. George Washington
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. Harry Truman
d. Thomas Jefferson
9. National Freedom Day
is which of the following?
a. a federal holiday
b. not a federal holiday
c. a state holiday
d. a municipal holiday
10. Which of the
following is true on National Freedom Day?
a. post offices and banks are closed
b. parades are held in every U.S. city
c. government offices and banks are not open for
business
d. government offices and banks are still open
for business
