We Are the Ship- 3rd + 4th Inning - Alexa Guynes | Biblioteka

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Which of the following was not an example of why the Negro League was considered "rough" according to the text?

Pitchers threw baseballs at players on purpose.

Players were called names by fans.

Players were locked out of the field.

Some places refused to serve food and water to the players.

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What evidence from the text is being described in the painting on page 22?

"The buses were nice to begin with..."

"Many times the only sleep we got was on the bus..."

"If the driver got sleepy, a couple of guys on the team would take turns driving the bus..."

"To pass the time we played cards or sang old Negro spirituals or barbershop numbers."

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Which of the following were effects based on segregation in the U.S.? Choose all that apply.

Tough to find a place to eat.

Players struggled to find a restroom.

Players could not play in Southern cities.

Hotels did not want to house the players.

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In small towns, the players would stay with __________________

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The Negro League only played about 80-120 games a year, compared to the 154 games in the MLB.

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Barnstorming is staying in local barns when the towns would not allow the Negro League players to stay in the local hotels.

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Even though the problems the Negro League players dealt with were tough, why did they continue to play?

They wanted to play to make money.

They wanted to play because they loved it so much.

They wanted to play to travel.

They wanted to play to help end segregation.

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Which best describes the overall structure of the 3rd Inning?

The text is written in problem and solution, explaining the problems the players faced and how they learned to overcome and solve them.

The text is written in chronological order, explaining the timeline of the players travel.

The text is written in compare and contrast, explaining how the Negro Leagues were different than the Major Leagues.

The text is written in description, explaining how players played on rough fields.

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Which event caused the Negro National League to fall apart?

The Civil Rights Movement

World War I

The Stock Market Crash of 1929

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Who reorganized the Negro National League after Rube Foster passed away and bought his own team, the Pittsburgh Crawfords?

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Baseball was an expensive game to operate, and the owners made their money by gambling.

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Which of the following was NOT a reason that players would change teams?

They were treated unfairly by their owners.

They were not paid on time.

Other teams offered them more money.

The players wanted to choose the cities they played in.

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Some owners cared a lot for their players and treated them well with new uniforms, nice ballparks, and jobs.

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In 1930, the Kansas City Monarchs were the first team to have a ________________________________

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Choose all the reasons that a lighting system was significant for the league.

Players could work during the day and play at night.

Players could see the ball better, unless it went above the lights.

It cost more money to run the games.

More fans would come to night games.

Day games stopped being played.

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Which best describes the overall structure of the 4th Inning?

The author uses cause and effect to show how the actions of the owners and coaches impacted the players.

The author uses description to explain how the players looked during the night games.

The author uses compare and contrast to show the similarities between the Major League owners and the Negro League owners.