Flour, Lumber & Mining Pre-test

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What are the 3 major industries in MN? Choose the BEST answer: lumber, wheat, and steel; lumber, flour, and iron ore; houses, flour, and iron; railroads, flour, and steel.

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lumber, flour, and iron ore

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Who is the industrialist associated with the mining industry in the Mesabi Range in ME Minnesota?

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Henry Oliver

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Who is the industrialist associated with the flour industry who improved the milling process and purchased a failing flour mill in Minneapolis turning it into a huge success?

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Charles Pillsbury

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Who is the industrialist associated with the lumber industry in central and NE Minnesota? He helped MN become the 3rd largest lumber producer in the US.

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Frederick Weyerhaeuser

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What does the word "industrialization" mean?

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the process of creating large-scale, mechanical factories

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What does the word "industry" mean?

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a specific branch of business that provides a certain product or service - MN has 3 major ones

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What does the word "iron ore" mean?

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a rock mineral from which steel can be produced

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In the late 1800s what was essential for powering mills? Rivers, Electricity, Oil, Steam

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Rivers

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What is a Natural Resource?

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Something from Nature that is used by humans.

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In business, to put money into something offering potential profit.

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Invest