Illinois

The Midwest

Illinois Lakes and Rivers

• Lake Michigan• Mississippi River• Wabash River• Illinois River• Kaskaski River• Ohio River

Charles Mound, IllinoisCharles Mound is1,235 feet tall. It is 200feet taller than the Sears Tower in Chicago.

Charles Mound

Glacier covered Illinois

Two hundred millionsyears ago Illinois wasalmost completely covered in glaciers

Monk’s Mound

Early Illinois Indians

• Cahokia• Kaskaskia• Michigamea The • Moingwena Illini• Peoria• Tamaroa

French Rule• Louis Jolliet and Jacques

Marquette were the first explorers to reach Chicago.

• La Salle built a fort near Peoria.

Jolliet Marquette

La Salle

English Rule

Americans won the Revolutionary War against England in 1783.

The Road to Statehood

• 1787- Illinois was a part of the Northwest Territory.

• 1800- Illinois was a part of the Indiana Territory.

• 1700s- Chicago was settled.• December 3, 1818- Illinois became the 21st

state in the United States.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln came to Illinois in 1830.

Chicago

• Chicago began growingfrom 1840 to 1860.

• Ships reached Chicago through Lake Michigan.

• In 1865, Chicago became the world’s leading railroad center.