Historically, logging has been an important part of Minnesota's economy. ... During the boom period of 1890 to 1910, lumber companies harvested lumber valued at $1 billion in Minnesota.
Each winter season, logging crews set up camps in the forest areas. The crews were made up of relatively poor and unskilled workers.
Many of them were recent immigrants from northern Europe who were barely making a living. Workers received low wages and toiled long
hours under dangerous conditions.
"Logging in Minnesota," America's Story from America's Library, Library of Congress
Based on the text, how did immigrants from northern Europe influence the development of Minnesota at the beginning of the twentieth
century?
A. They provided needed labor for the expanding lumber industry.
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OB. They helped construct railroads to transport lumber to markets.
OC. They served as a skilled labor force to create specialty wood products.
D. They worked as merchants in the camps where large lumber crews lived.