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Laubusch WI Chap 6-1
Wisconsin Chapter 6 Lesson 2 Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Economy | The way people use their resources to make, see, buy, and use goods and services. |
James Stout | Owner of a Wisconsin lumber business, which became the largest lumber company in the United States. Used his money to start a school in Menomonie. |
Grant | Land that was given for free. |
Canal | A waterway made by people. |
James Doty | Received credit for pushing Wisconsin to become a territory. He was later elected a senator. |
Industrialization | The change from farming and small businesses to many factories |
Henry Dodge | He came to Wisconsin and made a place for himself in the rough world of lead mining. |
Temporary | Something that lasts only for a while. |
Frederick Wyerhauser | Another owner of a Wisconsin lumber business, received timberlands from the U.S. government. |
Timberlands | Forest land. |