Vocabulary
Referring or relating to the countryside, farms, and open space
Rural
True or False: Tim Walz is a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
False
What is a person born or naturalized into a country called?
A citizen.
True or False: Bohemian Flats was considered a poor neighborhood.
True
What city as described in the text is considered a boomtown?
Duluth
Who are the people who work for hourly wages, usually a job in physical labor called?
The working class
I immigrated from Slovakia and lived in the Bohemian Flats. I worked at North Star Woolen Mill. Who am I?
How old does someone need to be to qualify for citizenship?
18
Which important family (highlighted in chapter 12) lived in the Bohemian Flats?
The Jakubs
Name one country that immigrants came from to Minnesota in the late 1800s.
Sweden, Germany, Poland, Norway, Slovakia, Ireland, Italy
A boom
I immigrated to Minnesota from Finland. I was an iron miner from Biwabik. I lead a strike in 1907. Who am I?
Anton Antilla
How does an immigrant become a citizen?
Through the process of naturalization
Jakob worked in the Woolen Mill. How would you describe their working conditions?
Dark, loud, long hours, low pay, hot (100 degrees)
What is one of the jobs Eva McDonald Valesh went undercover for?
factory worker, domestic servant, and/or store clerk
What is a strike?
The refusal to work to try to get their employers to agree to certain demands.
I immigrated to Minnesota from Norway. I was a lumberyard owner that became a state representative. Who am I?
Knud Wefald
How many years does an immigrant need to have lived in the United States to qualify for citizenship?
Why would an immigrant choose to live in neighborhoods with others from the same country?
Same custom, same traditions, speak same language
What country did Anton Antilla immigrate from?
Finland
What is a labor union?
An organization that helps workers get better working conditions and wages.
I was a reporter that worked undercover. I told about the working conditions in factories and mills. Who am I?
Eva McDonald Valesh
What is one of the steps an immigrant must do in order to become a naturalized citizen?
Pass an English language test, be of good moral character, and pass a citizenship test.
In 1907, why did the miners go on strike at the Mesabi Range?
For higher pay and safer working conditions.
Approximately, what was the population of immigrants coming from Sweden in 1920?
110,000