Early Chicago
Who was Chicago's first permanent non-indigenous resident?
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
True or False: The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 raged for three days.
True
True or False? In 1854, African Americans could settle in the state of Illinois.
False. A law was passed in 1853 that did not allow an black people to settle in the state legally.
True or False: The first ferris wheel was invented for Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair.
True
True or False: Four US presidents have claimed Illinois as their home state.
True; Lincoln, Grant, Reagan and Obama
What did Europeans call the group of about 13 tribes that lived in the Illinois area?
The Illinois "Confederation"
What percentage of US railway freight travels through Chicago?
50%
True or False: Black people that moved to early Chicago were assimilated and welcomed throughout the whole city.
False; Black people were concentrated into small pockets throughout the city, primarily on the South Side
Why was the Museum of Science and Industry building built?
It was made as part of the 1893 World’s Fair Columbian Exposition and later taken over by the Museum of Science and Industry
Name a Chicago sports team.
Cubs, Bulls, White Sox, Bears, Blackhawks, Red Stars, etc
Where was Jean Baptiste Point du Sable born?
Saint Dominique, Modern day Haiti
Where is cholera likely to live?
On food or still bodies of water
What neighborhood on Chicago’s south side saw its population expand as a result of the Great Migration?
Bronzeville AKA Black Metropolis
What was the official name of the 1933 worlds’ fair?
A Century of Progress
How many neighborhoods are in Chicago?
77
How many Native Americans still live in Chicago today?
More than 65,000
What happened to the debris of the Great Chicago Fire?
Dumped into Lake Michigan, now the land beneath Grant Park, Millennium Park and the Art Institute of Chicago
What is the name of the oldest independent African American history museum in the country?
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
Why did Chicagoans lift their streets by 5-8 feet in the 1850s?
To create a sewer system
What is the population of Chicago?
2.7 million people
When did the first Europeans reach Chicago?
The first time europeans came to Chicago were Joliet and Marquette in 1673.
The canal built to help transport goods connected Lake Michigan to what river?
The Mississippi River.
What was the total Black population in Chicago in 1860?
a. 500 people
b. 1000 people
c. 10,000 people
d. 100,000 people
1000 people.
What was the purpose of the World's Fair?
To showcase America's great technology and innovation to the world.
When did Chicago become an official city?
1837