Sodbusters
Who is Caroline Arabella Hall?
-One of the founders of the Grange.
- Helped women become equal members of the Grange.
How does investing work?
Putting their money into something to make a profit off if it later.
ex: purchasing stock into a company
Describe the Bohemian flats.
Located in Minneapolis
flooded often from the river
houses are very close to each other
immigrants would live near their cultured groups
What was the role of a reformer?
They made it a goal to improve society.
Subsistence Farming
Produced enough crops for their family.
What is a cash crop?
Crops that farmers could sell to earn income
Main natural resources used in industries.
Soil
Water
Timber
Minerals
Who is Knud Wefald?
Represented his small-town area as a member of the House of Representatives.
Why was a monopoly bad?
Businesses had too much control/power over people and products. It's not in the best interest of EVERYONE.
Common Good
People working together to create a better society for everyone.
What was the purpose of The Grange?
Gather to share concerns, and learn about new farming techniques.
Name the difference between industry, industrialist, and industrialization.
INDUSTRY - specific branch or category of business
INDUSTRIALIST - owner or manager of business
INDUSTRIALIZATION - developing the business
Name some countries that arrived to MN after 1890's that produced a lot if immigrants.
Finland
Greece
Poland
Croatia
What two people actively fought against racial discrimination?
Amanda and Thomas Lyles
Suffrage
the right to vote
Explain what railroads brought to Minnesota.
*give 2 ways
It allowed farmers to expand and sell their produce to places that were farther away.
It attracted settlers to different areas for Minnesota.
Explain 2 similarities of Charles Pillsbury, Frederick Weyerhaeuser, and Henry Oliver.
- Industrialists
- Wealthy
- Invested in their business
- Used natural resources to help their business thrive
Name 3 steps people need to take to be naturalized?
At least 18 years old
Lived 5 years in the US
Pass a English and Civic test
Must have good moral character
Children under 18 are automatically naturalized when their parent is naturalized.
What happened to William Hazel that was considered racial discrimination?
Extra 50 points if you can tell me the outcome of what happened.
Extra points: he sued the hotel and won receiving $25 in damages.
Allotment
give a share or portion of something- in this case it was land.
How did the Homestead act help Minnesotans?
They could get land for cheaper.
They could build their home on land that they owned
- Buy land for $18 registration fee, farm for 5 years, and a family would own the land
Natural resources- used to make products
Machines- made it easier to use the natural resources, and allows products to made quicker
People- willing to invest money & physical labor to make the products.
What are some goals that the Labor Union fought for?
- Improve pay/wages
- Improve working conditions
- End child labor
- Pay for injuries on the job (workers compensation)
-Paid vacation/sick time
Reformers wanted to "Americanize" the new immigrants. What does that mean?
To help them become full American citizens and help them fit in.
FINAL JEOPARDY QUESTION
Make a timeline of the following events:
1. Miners go on strike 2. Most of the Farmland claimed 3. US-Dakota War 4. Civil War 5. MN became a State 6. Railroad expands into northern MN
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