A colony is a group of people who settle in a new place but keep ties to their homeland.
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Why did Cesar Chavez have to move a lot and attend many different schools?
His parents were migrant farm workers and had to move according to the season and what crops needed picking.
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What work did Mary McLeod Bethune do for the NYA with President Franklin D. Roosevelt?
She helped young African Americans get jobs so they could go to school.
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What did Frederick Douglass dream about?
No longer being a slave. He wanted to be a free man!
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Susan B. Anthony's family belonged to the Quaker church. What did Quakers believe in?
Equal rights for everybody.
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Why were the colonists angry at King George?
They had to pay unfair taxes without representation. They were not allowed to vote.
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What were the working conditions for Mexican American farmers like?
Not allowed to use the bathroom, not enough food or water to drink, not paid enough money, did not have proper houses (had to live under trees and tents).
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Where did Mary McLeod Bethune open her school for African American students?
Daytona Beach, Florida
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Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist. What does abolitionist mean? "Someone who....?"
Someone who wants to end slavery!
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Susan B. Anthony travelled the country and read the speeches written by which woman?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Who fought in the Revolutionary War?
Colonists vs. the British
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In which state did Cesar Chavez fight for the rights of Mexican American farm workers?
California
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Who is the teacher that taught Mary McLeod Bethune how to read?
Emma Jane Wilson
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What year was the Civil War over?
1865
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Susan B. Anthony was a suffragist. What is a suffragist? "A person who.....?"
A person who fought for the right to vote! She wanted women to have the right to vote.
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What is Paul Revere's famous contribution?
He warned the people that the British are coming. This led to the American win at the battle of Lexington.
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What is the impact of the long march that Cesar Chavez led?
A contract was signed with farm owners that gave Mexican American migrant farm workers better pay and working conditions.
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Mary McLeod Bethune is known for her work in fighting for the rights of African Americans to receive a what?
An equal education
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What 2 things did Frederick Douglass write/publish in his lifetime?
He wrote an autobiography called Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.
He also wrote an abolitionist newspaper called The North Star.
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Tell us the year and the name of the amendment that gave women the right to vote.