People who work for hourly wages, usually in jobs that require physical labor.
working class
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What does the word boom mean in chapter 12?
A period of rapid growth.
200
What is a settlement house?
A place that helped new immigrants with employment, housing, health care, education, and citizenship.
200
What small town did Knud Wefald live in before moving to St. Paul?
Hawley, Minnesota
200
If you wanted a slow pace of life in the late 1800s, where should you live?
the rural area
200
What were streetcars?
Cars that ran on electricity provided by thin wires strung above the street.
200
What city did streetcars first appear in?
Minneapolis
300
Why did Duluth workers cut a canal through Minnesota Point?
To attract ships to their harbor.
300
Horses and buggy, _________, bicycles, __________
streetcars, automobiles
300
What were the two styles of houses people lived in during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Victorian Homes and Prairie School House Homes.
300
What were the three big cities in MN?
Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth
300
What's the difference between Minneapolis and St. Paul?
Minneapolis was younger and a manufacturing city. St. Paul was older and a center of business and politics.
400
Why did some new immigrants have problems adjusting to life in Minnesota?
Some new immigrants had problems adjusting because few could understand English and many could not read or write. They were also sow to adapt to American ways.
400
What are some reasons why the people of Minneapolis were proud of the Northwestern Loan Building?
It was the tallest building west of Chicago. It was proof that Minneapolis had become a major metropolitan area. It showed that the city was up-to-date.
400
Why did many Minnesotans move to the cities around 1900?
They liked the excitement of the city and considered it a place of opportunity. They also liked "mixing in" with the crowd.
400
What are three reasons people did not like the city?
noise, a limited number of jobs, increase in crime and poverty, spread of diseases, and crowded housing. Also people not knowing others like they do in a small town.
400
What are three reasons people liked the city?
excitement and opportunity, up-to-date buildings, and a faster pace of life. Also, some people liked that people didn't know them.