Early Chicago
The first non-Native Settler in Chicago was, Who?
Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable
What did the Potawatomi call Chicago?
Eschecagou
Chicago was a great place to start a major city for a few reasons. Name the two key reasons.
Access for Trade and Climate for farming
The last time Chicago annexed was when they added what in 1956
O'Hare Airport
DuSable was of what origin or background?
French and African descent
A Native trail that was used to drag boats form one waterway to the next is called a what?
Portage
This event led to the removal of Native Americans from the Chicago Land area
The Blackhawk War
If Chicago were to double its land size due to annexation (Making it the size of Los Angeles) it would result in what population wise compared to LA?
DuSable became part of the Potawatomi Tribe how?
Native American Women were the first to farm what in the Chicago Area?
Wheat and Corn
The largest industry in Chicago was largely do to its access to water ways and the railroad
Meat Industry
What major advantage does Chicago still offer that would be a reason for suburbs to be annexed into the City?
Lower Property Taxes
DuSable's original homesite is now occupied by what building?
The Tribune Tower
The Chicago Portage was replaced by what?
The Illinois and Michigan Canal
First Major wave of Immigrants form Europe came in the 1840s and 50s from what two Countries?
Ireland and Germany
In 1893 what two towns voted for annexation and joined Chicago?
Rogers and Norwood Park
DuSable died in which town and state?
Peoria, Mississippi
Milwaukee, Ogden, Elston, and the Kennedy Expressway
In what year did Chicago first hit the 1,000,000 mark for population?
1890
What event caused Chicago to Annex 4 neighboring Suburbs in 1889
The Columbian Exposition in 1893