Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez created a union for farm workers. What did this union want to do?

• fight for the rights of grape growers

• fight for the rights of farm workers

• fight for the rights of poor people across the US

• fight for the right of people to organize marches

In 1970, 26 grape growers agreed to give their farm workers better pay and working conditions. What caused the grape growers to do this?

• many farm workers traveled to California to work on different farms

• a lot of people could not find jobs during the Great Depression

• Chavez organized a march, got people to stop buying grapes from grape owners, and went on a hunger strike

• Chavez created a union for farm workers that aimed to fight for the rights of farm workers

Cesar Chavez used peaceful methods to fight for the rights of farm workers. What evidence from the text supports this statement?

• Chavez became a migrant worker during the great depression

• Chavez and his family moved to California and worked in fields when he was a boy

• Chavez and his family had to do hard and tiring work for many hours in the fields

• Chavez got people to stop buying grapes from the grape growers

In 1970, 26 grape workers signed contracts with Cesar Chavez's union. They agreed to give their workers better pay and working conditions. What can be concluded about the working conditions on the farms of these grape growers before 1970?

• the working conditions were probably poor and difficult

• the working conditions were very nice

• the working conditions were much better than the ones on other farms in California

• the working conditions were better than the working conditions after 1970

What is a main idea of this text?

• Many people in the US were poor during the Great Depression

• Migrant workers faced poor working conditions during the Great Depression

• Chavez and his family moved to California to find work when he was a boy

• Chavez successfully fought for the rights of farm workers to improve their pay and working conditions

The text uses the term conditions. What does the word "conditions" most mean?

• diseases

• the things that affect the way people live or work

• people in a group

• improvements

Which word(s) best completes the sentence?

Cesar Chavez and other migrant workers faced very poor conditions on the farms where they worked. ________, Chavez decided to create a union for farm workers.

• As a result

• On the other hand

• Because

• Unfortunately