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WorksheetsNorthern Lights Chapter 12
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
By 1920, Minnesota’s urban areas were getting smaller.
True
False
In the early 1900s, European immigrants to Minnesota often became part of which class?
Upper class
Middle class
Working class
Elite class
Many women worked inside the home, but others had jobs outside the home.
True
False
Bohemian Flats was a wealthy neighborhood in Minneapolis.
True
False
Immigrants can become American citizens through a process called what?
Immigration
Naturalization
Emigration
Colonization
The city of Duluth boomed because of which industries?
Technology and finance
Railroads, shipping, and iron ore
Agriculture and textiles
Oil and gas
Who was the undercover reporter for a newspaper?
Stefan Jakub
Knud Wefald
Anton Antilla
Eva McDonald Valesh
Who was the iron miner who went on strike?
Stefan Jakub
Knud Wefald
Anton Antilla
Eva McDonald Valesh
Who was the state representative from Hawley?
Stefan Jakub
Knud Wefald
Anton Antilla
Eva McDonald Valesh
Who was the worker in the North Star Woolen Mill?
Stefan Jakub
Knud Wefald
Anton Antilla
Eva McDonald Valesh
What was one reason miners went on strike in 1907?
To demand better pay and working conditions
To protest against new machinery
To support a political movement
To demand shorter working hours
How long did miners work up to each day?
8 hours
10 hours
12 hours
14 hours
What was the daily wage of miners around 1907?
$0.75
$1.00
$1.65
$2.00
What did miners often do to work in places where ore was plentiful?
Bribed their supervisors
Worked extra hours
Joined a union
Took additional training
What did union members do to demand improvements?
Organized a strike
Filed a lawsuit
Held a protest march
Wrote a petition
Why did new immigrants form communities with others from the same home countries?
To learn new languages
To practice their own customs
To avoid working
To travel more easily
What are the two ways people can become U.S. citizens?
By marriage or employment
Through birth or naturalization
By purchasing property or voting
Through education or military service
Name three goals of the labor movement in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Increase taxes, reduce work hours, and promote tourism
8-hour workday, end child labor, and safe workplaces
Free education, universal healthcare, and public transportation
Reduce immigration, increase exports, and lower wages
What was life like for the residents of the Bohemian Flats?
They lived in luxury apartments
They lived in small wooden houses
They lived in large brick mansions
They lived in modern skyscrapers
Why did people move to Minnesota’s urban areas at the turn of the twentieth century?
For better work or opportunities
To escape the cold weather
To start farming
To join the military
