Minnesota’s Newcomers (Coordinates with Chapter 7 Northern Lights textbook) People came to Minnesota for the same push and pull reasons that people moved to any new place during this era. Pull Reasons: •Land for farming or speculation •Business opportunities in •Government •Service (teacher, missionary) •Industry (logging, milling, building) •Small Business •Store, barber shop •Family members already established here •Brought with family as a child •Adventure •Religious, political, or ethnic freedom Push Reasons: •War •Famine •Overcrowding, no land left •Religious, political, or ethnic persecution People came to Minnesota for the same push and pull reasons that people moved to any new place during this era of immigration. Push Reasons: •War •Famine •Overcrowding, no land left •Religious, political, or ethnic persecution Pull Reasons: •Land for farming or speculation •Business opportunities in •Government •Service (teacher, missionary) •Industry (logging, milling, building) •Small Business (store, barber shop) •Family members already established here •Brought with family as a child •Adventure •Religious, political, or ethnic freedom •In 1860*, a total (non-Indian) population of 172,023: •34,305 MN. residents had been born in MN. •78,990 had been born in the U.S. , but not in MN. *21,574 stated New York as their birth place. *7,533 stated birth in Ohio *6,603 stated *7,606 stated birth in birth in Wisconsin Pennsylvania *U.S.Census figures from 1860 in MN. •Of Minnesota’s 172,023 residents in 1860: •113,295 stated they were American born •58,728 claimed birth in a foreign country * 18,400 were from Germany * 8,425 were from Norway * 12,831 were from Ireland * 3,462 were from England •8,023 were from “British America” (Canada) * 3,178 were from Sweden Chest of Hans Mattison, Swedish immigrant •By 1900 Minnesota had 1,751,394 residents •505,318 claimed birth in another country. •Many Minnesotans also had foreign-born parents. * 117,007 were from Germany *16,299 were from Denmark * 115,476 were from Sweden *12,063 were from French Canada * 104,895 were from Norway *12,022 were from England * 35,515 were from English Canada *11,147 were from Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) * 22,428 were from Ireland *10,727 were from Finland Source: U.S. Census 1. Using your calculator, find the percentage of people during 1900 in Minnesota who were born in other countries: Divide the number of foreign-born residents (505,318) by the total number of people living in Minnesota during 1900 (1,751,394) (505,318 ÷ 1,751,394) =_______________ Your answer should be: .2855 Using your calculator, multiply this answer by 100. Your answer should be: 28.55 which is 28.55% So, more than one in four Minnesotans in 1900 were born in other countries. 2. Using your calculator find the difference between the population of people in Minnesota from 1860 – 1900. 1860 = 172,023 people 1900 = 1,751,394 people Using your calculator find the difference between the population of people in Minnesota from 1860 – 1900. 1,751,394 - 172,023 = _______ Your answer should be: 1,579,371 3. Using your calculator, divide your answer to the last question (1,579,371) by the number of people living in Minnesota during 1900 (172,023) and round your answer to the nearest hundredth (2 decimal places). Or, written in an other way: (1,579,371 ÷ 172,023 = ) Then round your answer to the nearest hundredth (2 decimal places). Your answer should be: 9.18 Using your calculator, multiply the last answer (9.18) by 100. (9.18 x 100) What’s your answer? ________________ Your answer should be: 918 Your answer is the % of increase in Minnesota’s population from 1860 to 1900. Minnesota’s population increased by 918% between 1860 and 1900! This 1860 to 1900 918% increase in the number of Minnesotans was huge compared to population growth today. The increase from 1849 to 1860 was even greater, 3,445%! This growth came largely from people moving to Minnesota from other states and countries. Key state and national events during this time: 1858 Minnesota becomes a state 1861-65 American Civil War 1862 Dakota Conflict 1863 Slaves freed by Emancipation Proclamation 1886 American Federation of Labor founded 1890 Minnesota State Federation of Labor founded 1886-1907 MN State Capitol Building built