| A Mass of People | Noise, Hum, Clatter | A Faster Pace of Life | Vocabulary |
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excitement of city, opportunities, being anonymous
Why did rural Minnesotans move to the cities?
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Knud Wefald
What was the name of the 44 year-old lumberyard owner that arrived in the big city of St. Paul in 1913?
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1. electric streetcar
2. bicycle 3. automobile
Name three types of transportation mentioned in this section.
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to stare (stupidly)
What does the word "gawk" mean?
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few understood/spoke English, knew how to read or write, jobs were hard and low paying, Minnesotans didn't understand immigrants way of life, slow in adopting American ways
What were two problems faced by immigrants?
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Hawley
What city was the 44-year-old lumberyard visitor from?
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1. ran on electricity
2. finished the route 16 minutes ahead of horse-drawn carts
What was one surprising fact about the electric streetcar?
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being stuck in one location - not able to leave
What does the word "confine" mean?
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1. Jobs were low paying and limited
2. Poverty increased 3. Crime increased 4. Diseases spread 5. Some though being anonymous was bad
Name two problems that developed because of the dense population.
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1. too noisy
2. air is choking 3. dingy, dirty walls (no landscape) 4. people are swindlers/corrupt 5. confining/suffocating place
What were two reasons why the 44-year-old lumberyard visitor did not like St. Paul?
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Men and women could ride farther from home
What was an advantage of riding a bicycle?
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dominance - power/influence over others
What does the word "dominance" mean? Please use it in a sentence.
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urban: relating to the city
rural: relating to the country
What is the difference between an urban and rural area?
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Settlement houses
What made immigrants feel more at home?
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automobile
Which type of transportation was developed in 1895 and eventually took over the city streets?
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high moral standards
What does the word "virtue" mean? Please use it in a sentence.
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relating to a big city
What does the word "metropolitan" mean?
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1. tallest building west of Chicago
2. proof that Minneapolis had become a metropolitan area 3. showed the city was up to date
What were two reasons why people of Minneapolis were proud of the Northwestern Guaranty Loan Building?
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1. 125 in Minneapolis by 1902
2. cars could go as fast as 20 mph 3. drivers scolded for bad manners
What was one surprising fact of the automobile?
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give strength or energy to
What does the word "invigorate" mean? Please use it in a sentence.
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