Life of an immigrant
WI becomes a state
Lumber
Transportation
Miscellaneous
100
Describe the journey of an immigrant when coming to America
What is long, hard, many got sick
100
Wisconsin's first capital
What is Belmont
100
This new industry (way to make money) became popular as WI moved from being a territory to becoming a state
What is the lumber industry
100
This is how canals boats could make it down the canals
What is they were pulled by mules or horses
100
The definition of a canal
What is a waterway made by people
200
The reasons many immigrants came to America
What is they wanted better farmland, better, pay, better jobs, freedom of religion.
200
True or False: Madison was built to be the capital of WI
What is True
200
The largest lumber company in the US
What is the Knapp, Stout and Co
200
The type of boat invented to make travel faster
What is the steamboat
200
The first governor of WI
Who was Henry Dodge
300
This is how the immigrants learned of America
What is from salesmen (soul stealers) and from relatives that had written them letters from America
300
These are two men we learned about that were both governors of WI
Who were Doty and Dodge
300
The owner of the Knapp, Stout and Company
Who was James Stout
300
The first train tracks in WI ran from which two cities
What is from Waukesha to Milwaukee
300
From 1st to 50th, WI was this number of areas to become a state
What is Thirtieth (30th)
400
True or false: Life in America was easy for the immigrants
What is False! They didn't understand the language or customs of America. Some people didn't like immigrants.
400
The year WI became a state
What is 1848
400
The season when the lumberjacks would be in the forests cutting down trees
What is winter
400
Name the 3 major rail lines in WI
What is the WI Central, the Soo Line, and the Burlington
400
This lady started the first kindergarten
Who was the Margarethe Schurz
500
This is the country from which most of the immigrants in WI came.
What is Germany
500
The reasons people wanted WI to become a state
What is they could receive land grants and the land could e sold to build canals, roads, etc. They also wanted to be able to vote in Washington, D.C.
500
Name some of the dangers of lumber work
What are fires and falling trees
500
The way the government helped railroad companies
What is they gave them land on both sides of their route so they could sell part of the land for money for the workers.
500
Immigrants had come to WI from what areas? Give 3.
What are Central America, Europe, Asia
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