Q3W3 SS Connection

What problem did farm workers face in California over fifty years ago?

• They worked in air-conditioned buildings.

• They had terrible working conditions and low pay.

• They were given more than one dollar an hour.

• They worked only a few hours each day.

What did César Chávez hope the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) would become?

• A school for farm workers' children

• A new company to grow grapes

• A union for farm workers

• A political party

What year did the grape workers go on strike near Delano, California?

• 1970

• 1965

• 1950

• 1980

What action did the grape workers take during the strike?

• They stopped working and carried signs to convince others to join.

• They bought grapes from non-union farms.

• They worked longer hours to make up for low pay.

• They stopped eating grapes.

What did the NFWA and AWOC combine to form?

• The Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee

• The National Farm Workers Association

• The United Farm Workers

• The California Workers Association

How did consumers show their support for the strike?

• By working on the farms

• By boycotting non-union California table grapes

• By planting grape vines

• By donating money to the farm workers

What was the result of the strike by 1970?

• The growers accepted union contracts and gave in to the UFW's demands.

• The farm workers stopped the strike without any results.

• The farm workers started growing different crops.

• The growers closed their farms.

What kind of march did Chávez lead during the strike?

• A march from Delano to Sacramento

• A march from Delano to Los Angeles

• A march from Sacramento to Delano

• A march in Washington, D.C.

Which two historical figures were role models for César Chávez?

• Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Edison

• Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• George Washington and Benjamin Franklin

• Franklin D. Roosevelt and Rosa Parks

What method did Chávez promote as a way to bring about change?

• Violence

• Nonviolence

• Strikes with weapons

• Ignoring the problems