Monday, March 30, 2009

1. What country was Cesar Chavez a citizen of? Where was he born?

Cesar Chavez was born on march 31,1927.He was an American citizen
because he was born in Yuma Arizona that is also why he went to Mexico.

2. Why did Cesar Chavez and his family become migrant workers?

Cesar Chavez became a migrant worker with his family because the economy was bad and it was the great depression and they needed money.That is why they became migrant workers so that they can always be moving around.


3. How many schools did Cesar Chavez attend before he dropped out of school in the 8th grade? What did he do after he dropped out?

He had attended 30 elementary and middle schools then he just dropped out in 8th grade.He was self taught and was well read through out his whole life.

4. What was the CSO, and what kind of work did Chavez do for them? Why did he quit the CSO in 1962?

The CSO was for farm workers that neede help so the CSO helped them.Since Cesar left the CSO
the name has changed from National Farm Workers Association to the United Farm Workers of America.

5. Using your own knowledge of history and the civil rights movement, what do you think Cesar Chavez, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr. all had in common? What sort of tactics or demonstrations did they believe worked best in fighting injustice? (hint: look in the 11th paragraph)

They all had one thing in common and it was to help people for rights.They each did their own thing like a speach or oginizations.Sometimes they did something about it instead of just a speach.

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