The Farm Worker Movement and Native American Struggle for Equality

Who was known for trying to organize a union for California’s farm workers?

• Dolores Huerta

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• César Chávez

• Robert F. Kennedy

What did César Chávez believe would give farm workers strength?

• Working individually

• Assimilation into mainstream society

• Using violence

• Bargaining as a group

In what year was the National Farm Workers Association established?

• 1962

• 1965

• 1970

• 1968

Which agricultural union merged with the National Farm Workers Association to form the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee?

• Filipino agricultural union

• American Indian Movement

• National Council on Indian Opportunity

• Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act

What action did César Chávez take when California’s grape growers refused to recognize the union?

• He organized a nationwide boycott of the companies’ grapes

• He negotiated a contract with the grape growers

• He launched a violent protest

• He went on a three-week fast

What method did César Chávez believe in using to reach his goal?

• Violence

• Nonviolence

• Individualism

• Assimilation

What did the efforts of the farm workers eventually lead to?

• Higher wages and benefits for union workers

• Greater control over Native American affairs

• Termination of Native American culture

• Relocation of Native Americans to cities

What did the Declaration of Indian Purpose call for?

• Assimilation into mainstream society

• Greater control over Native American affairs

• Relocation of Native Americans to cities

• An end to the termination program

What did the Indian Education Act and the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act give tribes?

• Protection against police brutality

• Relocation to mainstream urban American life

• Higher wages and benefits for union workers

• Greater control over their own affairs

What did the American Indian Movement (AIM) primarily begin as?

• A self-defense group against police brutality

• A group advocating for assimilation into mainstream society

• An organization to protect Native American culture

• A union for California’s farm workers