US History ch 23

Why did Cesar Chavez start a union?

• to help migrant farm workers

• to finish school

• to learn how to farm

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What is a migrant worker?

• A person who eats only corn and grapes.
• A person who lives near water.
• A person who travels to harvest seasonal fruits and vegetables.
• A person who grew up in Alaska.

What is a boycott?

• Buying three items and getting one free.
• Taking time to eat at a new restaurant.
• A group of people who have derby races.
• Withdraw from something, like a store, in protest or punishment.

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Why is Cesar Chavez considered an American Hero?

• He rode in the back of the bus.
• He helped free many slaves.
• He fought for better working conditions for migrant workers.
• He wrote stories to help children sleep.

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Cesar Chavez helped American farmers by:

• inventing a machine to pick crops.
• getting better pay and working conditions.
• starting a new farm company that loaned out money.
• becoming the president of the local 4-H chapter.

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What was the name of the union that Cesar Chavez founded?

• Teamsters

• United Food and Commercial Workers

• National Farm Workers Association

• United Association

• American Federation of Labor

A Labor Union formed in 1966 to seek higher wages and better working conditions for Mexican-American farm workers in California.

• La Raza Unida

• American Indian Movement

• United Farm Workers Organizing Committee

• Equal Rights Amendment

A frequent militant organization that was formed in 1968 to work for Native American Rights

• American Indian Movement

• La Raza Unida

• Feminism

• United Farm Workers Organization

The belief that women should have economic, political, and social equity with me.

• Fascism

• Feminism

• La Raza Unida

• Female Workers Organization

The belief that women should have economic, political, and social equity with me.

• Fascism

• Feminism

• La Raza Unida

• Female Workers Organization