Northern Lights Chapter 7: Minnesota's Newcomers

What was the main mode of transportation into Minnesota in the 1850's?

• Canoe

• Steamboat

• Train

• Stagecoach

What is the term for a person who created guidebooks and posters to persuade people to come and live in Minnesota in the 1850's?

• Teacher

• Officer

• General

• Recruiter

People who move to a new country to live there permanently are called:

• immigrants

• pioneers

• locals

• incomers

A condition that drives people out of a location:

• Push Factor

• Pull Factor

A condition that attracts people to a new location:

• Push Factor

• Pull Factor

Is disease an example of a push factor or a pull factor?

• Push Factor

• Pull Factor

Is overpopulation an example of a push factor or a pull factor?

• Push Factor

• Pull Factor

Are job opportunities and example of push factors or pull factors?

• Push Factors

• Pull Factors

Is education an example of a push factor or a pull factor?

• Push Factor

• Pull Factor

Is persecution an example of a push factor or a pull factor?

• Push Factor

• Pull Factor