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| name the indians for whom illinois is named after |
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| What were marquette and joliet looking for? |
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| Why was Tonti successful with the native americans? |
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| What fort was known as the Fort on Top of the Rock? |
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| Why was the french settlement so successful? |
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| what was George Roger's Clark's nickname? |
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| George Washington of the West |
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| Which city near a large body of water did Jean Babtiste Du Sable create? |
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| Which group was victorious at Fort Dearborn Massacre? |
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| What was the delay that pope found for Illinois being admitted as a state? |
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| What are the names of the state capitals that Illinois has had? |
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| Springfield, Vandalia, Kaskaskia |
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| What type of housing, unique to the Midwest and Illinois, did the settlers use? |
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| Why did Chief Blackhawk come back to Illinois after he agreed to stay away? |
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| Name a president who was elected captain of an Illinois Division in the Blackhawk War? |
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| What is the name of the canal that runs through Illinois? |
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| Who was the mormon leader that lead his followers to Illinois? |
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| How did railroads help Illinois grow as a state in the 19th century? |
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| transport goods faster and easier |
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| Name the first Public University in Illinois. |
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| The Illinois State University |
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| What was the first land-grant University in ILlinois? |
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| Who debated Lincoln for the Senator seat in Illinois? |
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| Why was the Lincoln Douglas debate so important to the rest of the country? |
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| They discussed the slavery issues. |
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| Which famous Civil War general is from Illinois? |
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| Whose barn did the Chicago Fire allegedly start in? |
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| What was the main cause of the fire spreading? |
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| What was the first skyscraper in Chicago? |
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| Who created a new plow for Illinois farmers? |
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| Which was the first mail-order house from Illinois? |
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| Who was a famous Illinois businessman who created a meat processing plant? |
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| Who is known as the "man who owned state street?" |
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| What was produced by Pullman? |
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| What was a problem with the Chicago River? |
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| The river flows backwards |
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| What city was the hog butcher of the world? |
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| Who was known as the great martyr of Alton? |
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| What was known as the greatest peacetime disaster? |
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| Which author wrote about a graveyard in Southern Illinois |
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| Which poet also wrote a biography on Lincoln? |
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| What event took out Bugs Moran's men? |
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| St. Valentines Day Massacre |
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| Name all the presidents from Illinois. |
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| Lincoln, Grant, Reagan, and Obama |
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| What event showed Richard Daley was losing power? |
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| 1968 democratic convention |
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| state sovereignty or land of lincoln |
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| In what city did Lincoln practice his office? |
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| What was Lincoln's wife name? |
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| What disease did Lincoln suffer from? |
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