Cesar Chavez Flashcards

13060572492	boycott	protests in which people refuse to buy something	0
13060572493	protests	gatherings where people speak up about something you want or don't want	1
13060572494	strike	To refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet certain demands	2
13060572495	labor union	An organization of workers that tries to improve working conditions, wages, and benefits for its members	3
13060572496	migrant farm worker	workers who move to wherever crops are ready to plant or harvest	4
13060572497	equal rights	rights and opportunity for everyone	5
13060572503	nonviolence	the refusal to use physical force, fighting, or violence as a matter of principle	6
13060588375	Cesar Chavez was a	labor leader and civil rights activist.	7
13060597930	When Chavez was young, he and his family	were cheated out of their land.	8
13060614053	What did Chavez's parents do for a living?	They were migrant farmers.	9
13060623868	What does "¡Si se puede!" mean?	It can be done!	10
13060652847	What did Chavez do during his time at a LatinX civil rights organization at age 25?	He worked to improve community relations.	11
13060680051	What was the original name of the labor union Chavez co-founded with Dolores Huerta?	The National Farm Workers Association	12
13060717548	Which of the following was not something that Chavez's labor union lobbied for?	paid vacation.	13
13060741527	Why did Chavez help organize a grape boycott?	to help Filipino-American farmers get fair pay for their work	14
13060751042	In 1975, the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act was signed, guaranteeing ___________ for farm workers.	collective bargaining rights.	15