labor leader and civil rights activist.

migrant farmer and governor of California.

peanut farmer and labor leader.

teacher and civil rights activist.

Why did Chavez help organize a grape boycott?

to help Filipino-American farmers get fair pay for their work

to raise awareness of the health benefits of grape

to punish Mexican-American grape juice companies

to help Filipino-American farmers find new and better-paying jobs

Cesar Chavez was born in 1927 in Yuma, Arizona to Mexican immigrant parents. His family had a small home on a large plot of land. Chavez’s father made a deal to clear that land in exchange for forty acres next to the family’s home. The man who owned this land did not fulfill his end of the deal. He sold the land to someone else. Chavez’s father went to a lawyer for advice. The lawyer told him to borrow money to buy the land from the new owner. But because of the Great Depression, a terrible economic slump that hit during the 1930s, the family was short on money. Chavez’s father could not pay back the loan. The lawyer he had asked for help then bought the land and sold it to the original owner. The lawyer made money by cheating the Chavez family. The family lost their home and everything they owned. So they moved to California in search of a new life. Why did Chavez’s family leave Arizona?

They lost their home when a landowner and lawyer cheated them.

A wildfire destroyed their home.

Chavez’s father wanted to become a lawyer in California.

A landowner refused to clear the land next to their home as he had promised.

Chavez’s parents were migrant farm workers. They had to move around often to find work. Chavez went to almost 36 schools before the eighth grade. School was very difficult for Chavez. Many of the other students were mean to him because he came from an immigrant family. Chavez also wasn’t allowed to speak Spanish, which was the language he knew best. He dropped out of school after eighth grade. Education became more important to Chavez later in life. He said that, “The end of all education should surely be service to others.” Before becoming a labor leader and activist, Chavez joined the navy. He also worked as a ranch hand and at a lumber yard. Eventually, he became an organizer at the Community Services Organization, a civil rights group that helped protect LatinX communities. There, he worked to make the relationships between LatinX immigrants and the communities they lived in better. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

The Daily Life of Migrant Farmers

Cesar Chavez experienced firsthand how difficult life could be for migrant farmers. He saw that both adults and children had to work up to 15 hours a day for very little pay. They often didn’t have access to clean drinking water or even bathrooms. And employers often treated workers very badly. Chavez wanted to help these mistreated workers. He dedicated his life to La Causa, which means “the cause” in Spanish. La Causa is the movement for Mexican-American farm workers. In 1962, Chavez co-founded the National Farm Workers Association with Dolores Huerta, a fellow activist. They lobbied for a minimum wage and unemployment insurance. They wanted workers to get fair pay and be protected if they lost their jobs. The organization also worked to grant laborers collective bargaining rights. By 1970, the group had almost 50,000 members. It was later renamed the United Farm Workers. According to the passage, the National Farm Workers Association

helped workers who were being treated unfairly.

was originally called the United Farm Workers.

was founded by Cesar Chavez alone.

was not very popular with laborers.

Chavez was inspired by the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. He admired Martin Luther King Jr.’s nonviolent methods of protest. So Chavez showed his support for farm workers in many nonviolent ways. These included hunger strikes and marches. In 1965, the National Farm Workers Association joined Filipino-American farm workers. They had called a strike against the grape fields of Delano, California. Thousands of workers quit the fields during the harvest. These workers were from the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee. In 1966, this group officially merged with the National Farm Workers Association to become the United Farm Workers. That same year, Chavez helped organize a 340 mile march from Delano to Sacramento. This march raised national awareness of the plight of grape farm workers. But simply striking and refusing to work was not enough. Companies brought in strikebreakers. Strikebreakers are workers who fill the jobs of striking workers. So Chavez called for a boycott on grapes. The boycott spread. Many people all across North America refused to buy grapes. Grape sales dropped across the US and in Canada, too. After five years, in 1970, grape growers finally agreed to let farm workers unionize. They signed union contracts. Workers got higher wages, health and welfare benefits and other protections. “¡Si se puede!” became the motto of the United Farm Workers. This means “Yes, we can!” or “It can be done!” What was one effect of the grape boycott?

Grape growers made a deal with the grape pickers.

Workers were afraid to ever go back to work.

Grape growers in Delano made more money.

All of the workers permanently lost their jobs.

Cesar Chavez worked hard for La Causa. Because of his work, Chavez has been called one of the most inspirational leaders of the 20th century. He fought for justice and civil rights for over 30 years. Though he faced many challenges, he never gave up in his efforts. He helped raise wages and improve working conditions for thousands of farm workers. And his legacy lives on. Today, the United Farm Workers of America still works in support of Chavez’s cause. Chavez once said, “Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore." Which of these statements would Cesar Chavez most likely agree with?

Justice will always win in the end.

Social change can be easily erased.

Some people are more important than others.

Cesar Chavez

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Cesar Chavez was a

migrant farmer and governor of California.

labor leader and civil rights activist.

peanut farmer and labor leader.

teacher and civil rights activist.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

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When Chavez was young, he and his family

moved to Mexico.

were separated by war.

became rich from farming.

were cheated out of their land.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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What did Chavez’s parents do for a living?

They were doctors.

They were dairy farmers.

They were migrant farmers.

They were civil rights activists.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

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What does “¡Si se puede!” mean?

It can be done!

It can’t be done!

It must to be done!

How can it be done?

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

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What did Chavez do during his time at a LatinX civil rights organization at age 25?

He earned a college degree.

He worked to improve community relations.

He started a boycott against California grapes.

He wrote the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

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What was the original name of the labor union Chavez co-founded with Dolores Huerta?

The Farm Workers Union

The Union of Chavez and Huerta

The United Migrant Farmers of America

The National Farm Workers Association

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Which of the following was not something that Chavez’s labor union lobbied for?

paid vacation

higher wages

unemployment insurance

collective bargaining rights

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

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Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez was a

When Chavez was young, he and his family

What did Chavez’s parents do for a living?

What does “¡Si se puede!” mean?

What did Chavez do during his time at a LatinX civil rights organization at age 25?

What was the original name of the labor union Chavez co-founded with Dolores Huerta?

Which of the following was not something that Chavez’s labor union lobbied for?

True or False: Before the 1960s, grape pickers in California were not allowed to unionize.

Why did Chavez help organize a grape boycott?

In 1975, the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act was signed, guaranteeing ___________ for farm workers.

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