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On December 3, 1818, Illinois became the 21st U.S. state. Early U.S. expansion began in the south part of the state and quickly spread northward, driving out the native residents. In 1832, some Native American "Indians" returned from Iowa but were driven out in the Black Hawk War, fought by militia.
French explorers Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette were the first Europeans to visit Illinois in 1673. The region was ceded to Britain following the French and Indian War. After the American...
In the late 18th century, white settlers began moving in from the east. Accustomed to the heavily forested lands of states like Kentucky and Tennessee, the early settlers of Illinois did not...
On December 3, 1818, Illinois became the twenty-first state of the Union. Ostensibly a free state, slavery was “grandfathered” in to the constitution for existing colonial slaveholders, and all citizens were permitted to keep indentured servants.
Illinois was admitted into the Union on December 3, 1818. Illinois was formerly known as Illinois Country before becoming the Territory of Illinois on March 1, 1809. Becoming a territory was an indication that the region was a territory of the US.
HISTORY OF ILLINOIS | 321 20,000-8,000 B.C. — Paleo-Indians migrate to Illinois. They gather wild plants and hunt animals, including the giant bison, wooly mammoth and mastodon. 8,000-1,000 B.C. — During the Archaic Period, Illinois inhabitants cultivate plants and cre-ate specialized tools for hunting and fishing.
Illinois was named for the Illinois Indians. The capital is Springfield, in the west-central part of the state. Admitted as the 21st member of the union on December 3, 1818, Illinois lies within both the so-called old industrial belt and the fertile agricultural heart of the country.
Illinois became the 21st state to enter the Union on December 3, 1818. It was discovered in 1673 by explorer Louis Jolliet and Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette when they floated down the great Mississippi, returning up the Illinois River and crossed the portage to Lake Michigan where Chicago now stands.
Offers a chronological timeline of important dates, events, and milestones in Illinois history. Around 5000 BCE, native American tribes hunt in the Illinois region. By 650 B.C. they have establish the settlement of Chahokia. The civilization vanishes around 1400 for unknown reasons.
On December 3, 1818, Illinois became the twenty-first state of the Union. Over the next thirty years the state experienced a transition from largely empty frontier to a settled and rapidly developing agricultural state.