Cesar Chavez and Workers Rights
Who was Cesar Chavez?
A Mexican American Labor activist and leader of the United Farm workers.
How many Puerto Ricans made up the population of New York City by 1970?
10%
Who is Dolores Huerta?
A Mexican Activist who fights for the rights of workers.
Which country has more immigrants than any other country?
The United States
Someone who comes to another country to live and to make the new country their home.
immigrant
In which state did Cesar Chavez spend most of his life working on farms?
California
How did Puerto Rico become part of the United States?
What job did Dolores Huerta have before becoming an activist?
She was a teacher.
Why do immigrants need a green card?
A green card allows immigrants to work and live permanently in the United States.
A set of rules
policy
What was the name of the labor union that demanded higher pay and better working conditions for immigrant workers founded by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta?
National Farm Workers Associations (NFWA)
Why might Puerto Rican migration to the U.S. mainland have slowed during the Great depression?
Because the mainland wasn't offering chances for a better life through economic success.
What year did Dolores Huerta create the National Farm Workers Association?
1962
About half of all immigrants live in which three states?
California, Texas and Florida
having to do with the money system
economic
In 1965, Cesar Chavez and Dolorez Huerta participated in a strike against Delano grape growers. How long did the huelga (strike) last?
5 years
What caused Puerto Ricans to move to the US for a better life?
Because Puerto Rico was facing economic hardship.
How many grape workers participated in the strike lead by Huerta in Delano, California?
5,000
Mexico
When workers build a union of workers.
Organize
What was the collective bargaining law called that forced growers to support during the grape boycott in the mid-'70s?
Agricultural Labor Relations Act
What effect did the passage of the Jones-Shafroth Act of 1917 have?
More Puerto Ricans began migrating to the U.S. mainland.
What was the purpose of the organization co-founded by Huerta in 1955, aimed at assisting Hispanic individuals?
She helped them register to vote.
What do immigrants share with their new community?
tactic