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32 Cards in this Set
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This is a person who is good at playing sports |
Athlete |
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Freedoms that every person should have are called |
Civil Rights |
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These are shoes with spikes on the soles worn for baseball and other sports |
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When something is __________, it is done to honor a special person or event |
dedicated |
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Someone who is reliable and trustworthy |
dependable |
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This means to include people of all races |
integrate |
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This is having self-control and being calm |
patience |
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A professional baseball team is one whose members are paid for playing |
Professional |
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When something is no longer used |
retired |
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This is a system that keeps people of different races separated |
segregation |
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This is good conduct in sports |
sportsmanship |
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Where was Jackie Robinson born? |
Cairo, Georgia in 1919 |
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Jackie noticed people were good at sports when he was in _________ school |
elementary |
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Jackie played four sports in High school |
Track team, football, basketball and baseball |
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Jackie was a Star on each team? True of False |
True |
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Was baseball segregated when Jackie first played in 1945? |
Yes |
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Why could Jackie Robinson could only play in the Negro Leagues |
because he was African American |
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African americans played alot of games and they had good or bad living conditions? |
BAD |
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Some people wanted to integrate the African Americans because..... |
They were some of the best players |
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The Brooklyn Dodgers president wanted to hire who to play for his team in 1945? |
Jackie Robinson |
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Jackie Robinson had to be very patient and |
dependable |
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Alot of people did not want to integrate the baseball games, so Jackie had to deal with alot of angry |
players and fans |
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Did jackie fight back or become the best player he could be? |
Become the best player he could be |
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Jackie Robinson was the 1st African American to play in the |
Major League Baseball |
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Jackie robinson scored the winning run in his first or second game? |
first |
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Jackie Robinson was a fast runner and people saw that he was a great or bad player? |
great |
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Some of the other teams used to kick him with their (hint: what kind of shoe?) |
Cleates |
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Robinson showed good sportmanship because he did or did not fight back |
did not |
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Pee Wee Reese put his arm around Robinson after he got upset because the fans were (yelling or being nice?) at him and he got upset |
yelling |
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After the fans saw that Robinson teammates were his friend things got (Better or Worse) for him. |
Better |
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Then more African Americans got to play in the Major leagues but they could not stay in the _____________with their teammates because of segregation |
Hotels
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Jackie Robinson became a _________ to people because he fought for civil rights. |
Hero |
