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Cesar Chavez
Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where was Cesar Chavez born? | Yuma, Arizona |
| Why did Cesar Chavez's family have to move from Arizona to California? | They lost their farm and store during The Great Depression and had to find work as migrant farmers. |
| How did Cesar Chavez help other Hispanic Americans and Mexicans? | Taught them to read and speak English |
| What kind of job did Cesar Chavez have after he finished school? | Migrant farmer |
| What did Cesar Chavez organize in hopes of better working conditions and pay for migrant workers? | A union |
| What grade was Cesar Chavez in when he stopped going to school? | eighth |
| Where did Cesar Chavez's family move to when he was 10 years old? | California |
| What was Cesar Chavez's first job after he was a migrant worker? | Community Service Organization |
| What was it called with Cesar Chavez had the migrant farmers stop working? | strike |
| What was it called when Cesar Chavez and migrant farmers stopped buying grapes? | boycott |
| What was it called when Cesar Chavez and migrant farmers marched around towns and cities speaking out against the bad working conditions? | protest |
| What was the name of the union Cesar Chavez started? | UFW- United Farmer Workers of America |
| What was the time period called when Cesar Chavez's family lost their farm and store? | The Great Depression |
| How did Cesar Chavez show the character trait courage? | He spoke out for better working conditions to the farmers they worked for by going on strike, boycotting, and organizing a union. |
| How did Cesar Chavez show the character trait diligence? | He worked hard to get better working conditions for migrant workers. |
| How did Cesar Chavez show the character trait leadership? | He organized a union, strike and boycott and he was the director of the CSO. |