Cesar Chavez: A Champion for Farmworkers' Rights
Explore the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez, a prominent American labor leader and civil rights activist who dedicated his life to improving conditions for farmworkers.
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Cesar Chavez: A Champion for Farmworkers' Rights
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. What organization did Cesar Chavez co-found to advocate for farmworkers' rights?
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
United Farm Workers (UFW)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
2. Cesar Chavez believed in using what type of methods to achieve social change?
Violent protests
Armed rebellion
Nonviolent civil disobedience
Political lobbying only
3. Cesar Chavez was born in .
4. The famous boycott led by Cesar Chavez targeted grapes.
5. Describe one major challenge faced by farmworkers in the mid-20th century that Cesar Chavez sought to address.
6. Cesar Chavez served in the United States Navy.
True
False
7. The Delano Grape Strike lasted for only a few months.
True
False
8. Examine the image of Cesar Chavez below. What qualities do you think he possessed that made him an effective leader?
Match the term on the left with its description on the right.
9. Boycott
a. A person who works in agriculture, cultivating crops or raising livestock.
10. Fast
b. To abstain from eating food, often for religious or political reasons.
11. Farmworker
c. To refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protesting.
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