People
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Black Hawk War
Life in the Early Illinois frontier
New Changes
100
To build a reaper factory in the city of Chicago
Why did Cyrus McCormick move to the Midwest in the 1840's?
100
First bank
What institution was built in Shawneetown?
100
Sauk and Fox
What two Native American groups signed a treaty with the US government that transferred 50 million acres of their land?
100
collect eggs
What is a job that little kids do on the frontier?
100
New settlements grew near new roads and railroads. The population grew more than 5 x larger. Many immigrants came to live and work in Illinois.
What three changes changed in Illinois during the 1840's and 1850's?
200
He invented the steel plow blade.
How did John Deere help improve the lives of Illinois farmers?
200
land offices
Which institution was the first established in Illinois?
200
Sauk
Which Native American leader thought that they had no choice but to give up their land?
200
help clear their fields and rebuild their barns and build fences.
What three things did neighbors do to help each other?
200
To give local farmers another way to transport cops to market
Why did Illinois built the Illinois and Michigan Canal?
300
Who was a pioneer woman who wrote about her memories on the frontier with the Winnebago and in Chicag0
Who was Juliette Magill Kinzie? What did she do ? Which group of Native Americans did she worked with?
300
First College in Illinois
What did John Mason Peck opened in 1827?
300
U.S. troops joined the Illinois militia against Black Hawk.
Which event led to the defeat of Black hawk at the Battle of Bad Axe?
300
build fires, bake and tend the gardens
What were three jobs women did for chores in the frontier?
300
Galena and Cairo
In which city inn 1856 did the Illinois Central Railroad stretched between ?
400
77 Native American groups
How many Native American groups met with the US officials in Chicago to sign the Treaty of Chicago?
400
Rock Spring Seminary
What was the first college in Illinois called in 1827?
400
Kickapoo
What Native American Group in 1819 signed over most of its land of Illinois?
400
visit others, attended dances and weddings, wrestled, and held foot races
What did people in the frontier do to relax and have fun?
400
Sweden, Ireland and Germany
What three countries helped Illinois to build the Illinois and Michigan Canal?
500
Black Hawk
Which Native American leader thought that resisting setters and the US government was the proper and he lead the group into war in 1832.
500
First public schools in Chicago
What institution was established in 1834?
500
Northwest
What part of Illinois were soldiers who fought in the Black hawk War granted plots of land?
500
humor, fondness for tall tales, read by the fire
What three things are pioneers known for?
500
Illinois wanted to capital to be in Springfield, a central location.
Why did the state capital move in 1839?
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