Lesson 3: "Rights For Other Americans"

Question 1

Cesar Chavez

Answer 1

~Formed the UFW
~Hispanic American 
~Went to 30 different schools
~Went on hunger strikes
~Brought the awareness of the dangers of pesticides to workers' health

Question 2

United Farm Workers (UFW)

Answer 2

Committed to the goal of better pay and working conditions for migrant farm workers

Question 3

Betty Friedan

Answer 3

~Jewish author of The Feminine Mystique
~Former leader of a women’s rights movement
~Helped found NOW

Question 4

National Organization for Women (NOW)

Answer 4

Fought for equal educational and career opportunities for women

Question 5

Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

Answer 5

Would outlaw all discrimination based on sex

Question 6

Phyllis Schlafly

Answer 6

~Founded STOP ERA to prevent the ratification of ERA

~She believed ERA would hurt families by encouraging women to focus on careers rather than on motherhood

Question 7

American Indian Movement (AIM)

Answer 7

Founded in 1968 to fight for Native Americans’ rights

Question 8

Disabled in Action (DIA)

Answer 8

To make people aware of challenges facing people with disabilities