MN History, Ch. 11: Flour, Lumber, and Iron

The process of developing large-scale, mechanical factories.

• Industrialization

• Industry

• Industrialist

An owner or manager of a large scale business.

• Industrialization

• Industry

• Industrialist

A specific branch of business that provides a certain product or service.

• Industrialization

• Industry

• Industrialist

Rock or mineral from which iron can be removed.

A unit of measure for agricultural crops that equals 1.25 cubic feet

• Square Foot

• Bushel

• Metric Ton

• Basket

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

• Divest

• Profit

• Invest

• Increase

Why were so many mills built on or near the Falls of St. Anthony?

• To use as a recreation area.

• To use the falls for fresh water.

• To use the waterway for transportation.

• To use the power of the falling water to power mills.

What natural resources were necessary for the flour industry?

• Iron ore deposits of the Mesabi Range.

• White pine trees of northern Minnesota forests.

• Rivers and waterfalls

• Rich and deep Minnesota prairie soil.

• Lake Superior

What natural resources were necessary for the lumber industry?

• Iron ore deposits of the Mesabi Range.

• White pine trees of northern Minnesota forests.

• Rivers and waterfalls

• Rich and deep Minnesota prairie soil.

• Lake Superior

What natural resources were necessary for the iron mining industry?

• Iron ore deposits of the Mesabi Range.

• White pine trees of northern Minnesota forests.

• Rivers and waterfalls

• Rich and deep Minnesota prairie soil.

• Lake Superior