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| Indians for whom the state is named. |
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| What Marguette and Jolliet were looking for? |
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| The waters of the Mississippi River or a Northwest passage |
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| Why was Tonti successful? |
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| What was the Fort on Top of the Rock? |
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| French settlement as a so success? |
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| Fell under British rule at end of French and Indian War, but had a good settlement |
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| Daring leader of American Revolutionary forces in Illinois |
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| What city did Du Sable create? |
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| Destroyed early Chicago (4 years later Americans returned to Chicago River to restore fort) |
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| Pope and Illinois being admitted as a state |
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| Enlarged territory, had to have 40,000 people for statehood, and chosen as free state |
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| Which one was NOT a state Capital? |
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| Kaskaskia, Vandalia, and Springfield-state capitals |
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| Type of housing Illinois early settlers used |
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| Log cabin with clay, sticks, and wood chips between, used fireplace to cook |
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| Why did Blackhawk com back to Illinois? |
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| Game was scarce and the soil was to difficult to plow in Iowa |
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| President who fought for Illinois in the Blackhawk War |
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| Captured in Blackhawk War by whites and died in new reservation in Iowa |
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| The path Jackson took the Indians through |
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| 800 miles to the new territory of Oklahoma, many indians died because of it |
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| Shot to death protecting his printing press |
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| Canal that runs through Illinois |
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| Illinois and Michigan Canal-maybe Erie Canal? |
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| Who was the Mormon leader when in Illinois? |
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| Brigham Young or Joseph Smith |
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| Helped Civil War and faster transportation |
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| Name the First University in Illinois |
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| The harsh laws in Illinois against African Americans |
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| "Black codes"-had to carry freedom cert., no rights in court, obedient or lazy=whipped, and can be kidnapped |
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| Lincoln and the Senator seat in Illinois |
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| Lincoln and the senator seat |
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| A famous Civil War general |
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| The start of the Chicago Fire |
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| Cow kicked over lantern in O'Leary Barn |
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| The main cause of the destruction of the Chicago Fire |
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| Wood buildings and no firemen helping |
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| What was the first "skyscraper" in Chicago? |
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| Home Insurance Company Building |
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| A new plow for Illinois farmers |
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| Came from Sheffield Steel saw blade by John Deere (cleaned itself and cut sharply) |
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| Mail-order house from Illinois |
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| First in 1872 by Aaron Montgomery Ward |
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| Illinois meat processing plant |
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| Founded by Armour and Plankinton in 1862-better to bring live animals to Chicago |
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| the "man who owned State Street" |
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| What was the purpose of Hull House as established by Jane Adams? |
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| Educational center, a second home, and neighborhood meeting place |
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| During depression cut pay 25% and refused to lower rent and utility charges in village/pullman strike |
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| What was a problem with the Chicago River? |
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| Was polluted because it flows backward |
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| Players accused of taking bribes to World Series for Cincinnati Red Legs |
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| Harold "Red" Grange of U of I football |
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| Author wrote about a graveyard in Southern Illinois |
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| Wrote a Biography on Lincoln |
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| Saloons in secret locations (legal liquor sales closed) |
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| Controlled illegal liquor traffic on Chicago's North side (sold "Old log cabin" whiskey |
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| The Presidents from Illinois |
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| Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan |
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| What event show Daily was losing power? |
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| Violence erupted on Chicago when demonstators against war went to Chicago to nominate a peace candidate |
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| What is the State Insect? |
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| What is the State Flower? |
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