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Industry
100
Why was Minnesota the center of the flour, lumber, and iron ore industries?
Because it was full of natural resources needed for those industries.
100
Who was the industrialist who influenced Minnesota's mining industry?
Henry Oliver
100
What two types of saws did the lumberjacks use?
Crosscut saws and steamed powered saws
100
The process of developing large mechanical factories
Industrialization
100
Why is iron ore valuable?
It is used to make steel and steel is in high demand
200
What tree was the most valuable during the lumber industry in Minnesota
White Pine
200
What did Charles Pillsbury do?
He was the industrialist who industrialized the flour industry
200
Name 4 of the 6 machines used in iron ore
Steam powered shovels, Electric shovels, Steam trains, Diesel trains, Ore loading docs, Ships.
200
Define "Invest"
To put money into something offering a potential profit
200
Name the three Iron Ranges in Minnesota
Mesabi, Vermillion, Cuyuna
300
What are the 3 natural resources of the lumber industry?
Water, white pine trees, frozen ground
300
Who was the lumber industrialist?
Frederick Weyerhaeuser
300
How did machines play an important role in the iron ore industry?
Miners used large shovels to remove iron ore. Trains to moved the iron ore from the mines to Lake superior where it was then loaded onto ships on the ore loading docks. As technology advanced machines were able to make the process faster and more efficient.
300
What is a unit of measurement for agricultural crops?
A Bushel
300
What is a bonanza farm?
A large farm that grew a single crop, often wheat. They grew quickly and rapidly and then quickly disappeared because single crop farming wore out the land.
400
What are the 3 natural resources for the flour industry?
Wheat, water, rich fertile soil
400
How did people play an important role in the growth of flour industry?
Farmers planted and harvested wheat, Industrialists owned a business, Investors put money in the business, Millers ground wheat into flour, Machinists and other mill workers contributed to the success of the business.
400
What industry used the hot water pump?
Lumber
400
Specific branches of business that provide certain goods or services are called what?
Industry
400
What caused the lumber industry to decline?
Most of the white pine forests had been cut done
500
How was water important to the lumber industry?
Rivers were used to send logs to saw mills
500
Name the three (3) investors in the mining industry
Merritt Brothers, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie
500
Name the two main machines in the flour industry AND state why they were important.
Middlings purifier took the brown flecks out of the flour. This made the flour rise faster and last longer. Steel rollers ground the flour finer and faster
500
Define Industrialists
Owners and managers of large businesses
500
Describe how Circular Flow works in the Flour industry
Workers provide work to Pillsbury Pillsbury produces flour, which is a good Pillsbury pays wages to its workers Workers spend money to buy goods, like flour
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