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Flour Milling
Lumber Industry
Iron Mining
People
Machines
100
A man who purchased a failing flour mill.(1869)
Who is Charles Pillsbary?
100
10-14 hours
How many hours did men work?
100
Long hours, collapsing shafts, accidents with rail carts, paid by ore produced, and dark and dusty working conditions.
What is reasons why mine workers went on strike?
100
People needed to work on machines or sweep floors. Pay was based on the amount of risk.
What are Mill workers?
100
Ground flour finer and fasters the mills.
What are steel rollers?
200
Water power and fertile soil.
What are the natural resources for flour milling?
200
Rivers and trees.
What were some natural resources for the lumber industry?
200
Where in Minnesota was iron found?
What is "The Iron Range" in North East MN?
200
Men who dig out and collect iron ore.
Who are iron miners?
200
These made cutting lumber easier.
What are steam powered saws?
300
The number of years it took for Charles Pillsbury to turn his mill into a flourishing business.
What is 5 years?
300
Axes, hammers, and saws
What are simple tools for use in lumber industry?
300
Tracks needed to be set in order to transport iron ore here.
What is Lake Superior?
300
Famous man in the flour milling business. He made lots of money in flour.
Who is Charles Pillsbury?
300
These were used to dig up ore more efficiently.
What were steam powered shovels & electric shovels?
400
The railroad, mid lings, and steel rollers.
What were some machines in flour milling?
400
This happened to most of the trees in Minnesota by 1905.
What is had been cut down?
400
This shorted work hour to 8, work days to 5, and gave paid vacations.
What is labor unions?
400
He controlled all parts of the lumber industry in MN.
Who is Fredrick Weyerhauser?
400
These kept water power sources running.
What are hot water pumps?
500
The amount of flour produced.
What did the pay depend on?
500
What most lumber jacks did on Sunday.
What is writing letters, went to church and rested?
500
Where iron sent and what it used for.
What is Pennsylvania and Ohio for Skyscrapers?
500

Wealthy investors in the mining industry who made a large profit.

Who are John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Oliver?

500
Removed brown specks from flour.
What were Middling's Purifiers?