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Illinois Constitution: Part A
State History, State Symbols, State Seal
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History
8th Grade
11/20/2013

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Term
What number state is Illinois?
Definition
The 21st.
Term
What is the state bird?
Definition
The cardinal.
Term

What was one of the first white settlements

in Illinois?

Definition
Pimitori (present-day Peoria)
Term
Who was the first territorial governor?
Definition
Ninian Edwards.
Term
What is the state tree?
Definition
White Oak.
Term

What were the two forts that the 

French established in Illinois?

Definition
Fort de Crevecoeur and Fort St. Louis.
Term
What was Illinois' first capital?
Definition
Kaskaskia.
Term

What is the state animal?

 

Definition
The white-tailed deer.
Term
Who was the first governor of Illinois?
Definition
Shadrach Bond.
Term

What are the rivers that make up 

Illinois eastern boundary?

Definition
The Wabash and Ohio Rivers.
Term
What is the state slogan?
Definition
"Land of Lincoln"
Term

Who did Abe Lincoln challenge in the 

1858 senator election?

Definition
Stephen A. Douglas
Term

Where did the capital move to after 

Kaskaskia?

Definition
Vandalia.
Term
What is the state flower?
Definition
The purple violet.
Term

What are some of the main rivers

in Illinois? (not including rivers bordering)

Definition
  • Illinois
  • Kaskaskia
  • Sangamon
  • Spoon
  • Rock
  • Kankake
  • Des Plaines
Term

Who were the first Europeans to 

set foot in Illinois?

Definition
Marquette and Joliet
Term
Whate is the state motto?
Definition
"State soverignty, national union"
Term
What are the dimensions of Illinois?
Definition

length- 385 miles long

width- 218 miles wide


Term
What is the square area of Illinois?
Definition
58,000 miles
Term

Before Illinois was admitted into the

Union who was the land controlled by?

Definition

Great Britain and France at various 

times

Term

What were some of the Native American

tribes in Illinois?

Definition
The Miami, Illiniwek, and Potawatomi
Term

In 1778 Illinois was established a 

territory of ________.

Definition
Virginia
Term

Between 1787 and 1809 what 

territories was Illinois apart of?

(there are three)

Definition
  • The Northwest Territory (1787)
  • The Indiana Territory (1800)
  • The Wisconsin Territory (1809)
Term

What date was Illinois admitted

a state?

Definition
December 3, 1818
Term

Who was the last great Native American

to live in Illinois?

Definition
Chief Blackhawk
Term

Where was the capital moved to after

Vandalia?

Definition
Springfield
Term

Lincoln and Douglas had ______ historic

debates all on ________.

Definition
seven, slavery
Term

Who won the senator election of 

1858?

Definition
Stephen A. Douglas
Term

What number president was Abe

Lincoln?

Definition
The 16th
Term
What party was Lincoln from?
Definition
Republican
Term
What is the state insect?
Definition
The monarch butterfly
Term
What happened on August 26, 1818?
Definition
Our first constitution was signed.
Term
What river forms our western boundary?
Definition
The Mississippi River
Term
What river forms our southern boundary?
Definition
The Ohio River
Term

What are positive things about rivers?

What are negative things about rivers?

Definition

Positive:                           Negative:

recreation                         flooding

transportaion

hydroelectric power

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