Cesar Chavez Journeys Lesson 19

Where was Cesar Chavez born?

• California

• New Mexico

• Arizona

• Texas

What event caused Cesar Chavez's Family to lose their farm?

• World War II

• Floods

• Drought

• Westward Expansion

What did Cesar's family have to do in order to survive?

• They became gold prospectors in California

• They became migrant farm workers in California

• They became lawyers in California

• They became boat operators in California

What kind of conditions did he and his family live in after moving to CA?

• A small house by the ocean

• On a large farm

• In an old shed with a dirt floor

• On the third floor of a brick building in town

In what ways did Cesar's new life feel like slavery?

• They were paid only a little

• They were trapped in this lifestyle

• Long days and difficult working conditions

• all of the above

Why was town not much better than the fields?

• There were signs preventing non-whites from going into many businesses

• There were no towns

• The town was full of mean cattle that could trample people

• Town was actually Cesar's one safe place

Why didn't Cesar finish school?

• He wasn't smart enough

• He did not work very hard in school

• He was treated unkindly and unfairly.

• Cesar did not enjoy learning

What does Cesar begin doing in his early 20s to combat the unfair conditions of migrant workers?

• He creates an army to fight farm owners

• He packs up his family and moves back to AZ

• He starts a small restaurant to feed all the workers

• He travels around speaking to workers to inspire an uprising for change

What is Cesar's strategy, or plan, for helping the farmworkers?

• To have them strike

• To have them fight landowners with violence

• To have them quit and move away

• To have them all pitch in to by their own farm together

After the strike, what was the next thing Cesar organized

• A dance that represents freedom

• A march to the Capitol city

• A big party to celebrate success

• A protest on the farms