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Chapter 11
Flour, Lumber, and Iron
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| industrialization | the process of developing large scale, mechanical factories. |
| industry | a specific branch of business that provides a certain product or service. |
| industrialist | an owner or manager of a large business |
| invest | in business, to put money into something offering potential profit |
| bushel | a unit of measurement for agricultural crops that equals 1.25 cubic feet |
| iron ore | rock or mineral from which iron can be removed |
| Charles Pillsbury | flour industrialist |
| Frederick Weyerhaeuser | lumber industrialist |
| Henry Oliver | iron industrialist |
| Falls of St. Anthony | located on the Mississippi River, the power source for Minnesota's flour industry |
| Factors Needed for Industrialization | natural resources, machines, and people |