Vocabulary
People
Immigrants
Misc
Misc 2
100

of or relating to the city

Urban

100
Came to Minnesota in the early 1900's and often became part of the working class.
Immigrant
100

Three countries that were the largest source of immigration to Minnesota in 1900

Sweden, Germany, Norway

100

What big machine helped with the iron mining in Biwabik mine?

Steam powered shovels

100

Stefan Jakob came to Minneapolis in 1888 from what country?

Slovakia

200
of or relating to the countryside
rural
200
Worker in the North Star Wollen Mill
Stefan Jakub
200

Two reasons that immigrants lived near people from their same home country?

Spoke the same language so it was easier to communicate, ate the same food, had the same traditions and customs; it made life easier.

200
an organization that helps workers get better wages and working conditions
Labor Union
200

How many hours a day did the workers at the Northern Woolen Mills work?

10 hours

300

people who work for hourly wages, usually in jobs that require physical labor

Working Class

300
Undercover reporter for a newspaper
Eva McDonald Valesh
300

When a parent is naturalized, who else can get citizenship?

Any child under 18

300

What did Anton Antilla's labor union strike for?

Better/safer working conditions and better pay. 

300

What was a traditional job for women in early 1900?

dress maker

teacher

400
a period of rapid growth in population or in economic activity
Boom
400
Iron Miner who went on strike
Anton Antilla
400
Name three of the four requirements immigrants have to fulfill to become U.S. citizens?
Be 18 or older, have lived in the united states for at least 5 years, pass a civics test in the english language, and be of good moral character.
400

What mining company employed about 10,000 workers in 1907?

Oliver Mining Company

400

What MN city really grew because of the iron mining industry?

Duluth

500

A process, including a test, that would allow immigrants to get US citizenship. 

NATURALIZATION

500

Immigrant neighborhood, mostly Slovakian, on the banks of the Mississippian in Minneapolis. 

Bohemian Flats

500

Name 3 benefits to being a U.S. citizen

Freedom to live and work in the U.S., Freedom to enter and leave the country freely with no restrictions, Right to vote, Right to hold elected office, Ability to apply for jobs with the U.S. government, Ability to apply for certain educational grants/scholarships, protection from deportation, Ability to sponsor other family members.

500

By 1920, more than _____% of the people in Minnesota lived in urban areas.

40%

500

What immigrant group made up the majority of iron miners in early 1900?

Finland

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