immigrants
what were some immigrants?
Finns
how old was Eva McDonald when she died?
90
there was a iron mining company pulling tons of iron ore
how much did a blacksmith get paid per day?
$2.43 per day
goals of labor movement?
8-hour work day / 5-day week
why did immigrants come to Minnesota?
for they could get jobs
how old was Oliver when he died?
63
who made the mining company?
oliver
how much did a dressmaker make per day?
$2.00 per day
if your as young as 12 where often would you work at?
who were most of the iron mine workers, in iron mines?
finns
when was Oliver born?
February 25, 1840
what did they use iron for most of the time?
steel
how much did a miner get paid per day?
$1.65 per day
issues of labor?
workplace safety laws
how did immigrants get home?
take a train
when was Eva McDonald born?
September 9, 1866
where did most many of the Minnesota Finnish iron miners come from?
michigan
how much did a lumberjack get paid per day?
$0.56 per day
common workers conditions in the 1880's?
no compensation for workers injured the job
nearly all adult who lived along the shoreline of the Mississippi river were who?
how old was Stefan Jakub when he arrived at Minneapolis in the spring of 1888?
20
what did they use to make steel?
steel rollers
how much does a flour miller get paid per day?
$3.80 per day
labor unions in Minnesota and across the nation demand for?
better pay, and working conditions during the late 1800