Vocab/People
What's a natural resource?
Source that is produced in nature. Not touched or made by humans.
measurement used for crops
What are the 4 natural resources we covered?
1. Soil
2. Water
3. Minerals
4. Timber
3 main cities immigrants settled in?
Minneapolis
Duluth
St. Paul
What were some cause of health issues?
unclean water
bad sanitation
inappropriate disposal of sewage
Who was Frederick Weyerhaeuser?
Industrialist that owned a lumber company.
Who was William Hazel?
What are the 4 things needed in every industry to be successful?
1. Natural resources
2. Machines
3. People
4. Investments
Where did immigrants stay in Minneapolis? (what was the area call?)
Bohemian flats
What community did Amanda and Thomas Lyles impact?
Invest
To put money into something to see a profit.
What is the common good?
What's best for everyone socially, politically, and economically.
-better working conditions
-better pay
-better hours
-end child labor
-paid time off
-workers comp
Who went on strike and why?
Miners in the iron range.
They wanted better pay and working conditions.
Give a social problem that the reforms tried to fix.
Racial discrimination
Health Dangers
Who was Knudd Wefald?
Man elected to be a House Representative
What's the Grange
Organization supporting farmers
Industry vs Industrialist vs Industrialization
Industry- the business
Industrialist- manager/owner of said business
Industrialization- process of creating the business
Requirement for immigrants to be granted citizenship?
At least 18 years old
Lived in the US for 5 years
Pass and English and Civics test
Be of good moral character
4 Goals from the Progressive Movement?
1. Improve Government
2.Fix Social Problems
3. Regulate Corporations
4. Assimilation
Who was Anton Antilla
Immigrant who worked in the Mesabi Range as a miner. Blacklisted.
Explain how the Homestead act helped people own land.
Could own land for a cheap price:
They could build their home on the land and live there for 5 years. Cultivate the land (farm). Pay a small registration fee ($18) to then own the land.
Name the 3 industrialist, their industries, and what they have in common.
Weyerhaeuser-Lumber
Pillsbury- Flour
Oliver- Iron ore
All wealthy, industrialist, invested in a business, used natural resources for their industry
Immigrants started coming to MN from the early 1800's.
What country did we see larger numbers of immigrants move to MN in the LATE 1890's?
Finland
Describe the 2 assimilation processes.
1.Ojibwe had to follow the allotment policy. They also had to send their kids to boarding schools to help them become more Americanized.
2. Immigrants could participate in programs held at neighborhood houses to help them fit in better with American society