What is fear.
They were always afraid of what would happen to them if they complained
100
Cesar Chavez believed that the truth was the most powerful weapon, this tells us that Chavez does not like
What is violence.
Chavez refused to respond to the company's attacks with non violence
100
Why was the strike effective?
What is because the grapes spoiled on the vines and didn't get picked so the vineyard owners got no money for the crops.
200
He lead the movement for the civil rights of farm workers in California
What is Cesar Chavez
200
What causes Cesar to not feel safe at school?
*Cause and Effect
What is Cesar is punished for not speaking English at school
200
What do you think Cesar Chavez wanted to do when he felt embarressed?
What is stop talking and end the meeting
200
How did the march help the farmworkers cause?
What is publicity made people aware of the problems the farm workers faced
200
What charcter traits enabled Cesar Chavez to force the change for farm workers?
What is courage and perserverance
300
You would need to eat different kinds of foods if a _______ reduced the amount of corn or vegetables available to eat.
*Vocabulary
What is a drought
300
To defeat means to ______
*Vocabulary
What is overcome something
300
Why do you think Cesar Chavez kept talking during the meeting, even when he felt embarressed ?
What is determination.
He believed so strongly in what he was fighting for and wanted to succeed
300
Explain how the marchers' were treated at the begining of the march then at the end
What is at first the police tried to to stop them and they slept outdoors, but as soon as the word spread people were very supportive and welcomed them
300
What events helped resolve the farmworkers problem?
What is the march.
Because of the march the owners didnt want attention to their business sothey offered a contract with higher pay and better living conditions
400
Another word for conflicts is______
What is disagreements/fights
400
How does the author want readers to feel about La Causa? Use evidence from your book?
What is Sympathetic.
She calles them poorly paid and hunched over
400
Finish the sentence:
Fighting for their rights would help workers _______
What is overcome feeling poweless
400
During the march what was happening the the grape harvest?
What is rot.
The grapes continued to rot because the workers were on strike
400
Why does Chavez family tolerate the poor living conditoins?
*Infer
What is they no longer owned the ranch and had no other choice but to travel to others people's farms for shelter, food, and money.
500
Why did Cesar Chavez make the contract announcement for te capitol building steps?
What is because he wanted to show a conection between the law and farmworkers rights
The capitol is the seat of the state government