Jackie Robinson

What Major League baseball team did Jackie Robinson play for?

• Brooklyn Dodgers

• Philadelphia Phillies

• New York Giants

• Chicago Cubs

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There were already many African Americans playing in Major League Baseball before Jackie Robinson.

• True

• False

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What honor did Jackie earn while playing Major League Baseball?

• He won an Olympic gold medal

• He won an award for Black History Month

• He won an award for most homeruns

• He was inducted into the Hall of Fame

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Jackie Robinson was in the army before playing professional baseball.

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• False

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Jackie Robinson was the first African American to______.

• go to an all-white school

• play Major League Baseball.

• play in the National Basketball League

• become president of the United States.

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What happened when Jackie started playing baseball with white people?

• They were very nice and welcoming

• They called him names and threw things at him.

• They let him take their positions on the field.

• They bought him presents.

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Which piece of text evidence would NOT support the statement, "Jackie Robinson was one of the best baseball players of all time," ?

• "In 1947, he received the first ever Rookie of the Year award."

• In 1947, he led the league in stolen bases and sacrifice bunts, and was second in runs scored."

• "A public opinion poll named him the second most popular man in America."

• "On January 23, 1962, he learned he'd been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame."

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Why couldn't Jackie play in the major leagues?

• He was African American
• Baseball was segregated
• He wasn't good enough
• Both A and B

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Why did Branch Rickey hire Jackie?

• He was a good baseball player
• He wanted the best players no matter what color they were
• He was brave enough not to fight back.
• All of the above

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separation of the races

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