1. From Small Town to Big City
Chapter 4

2. Treaty of Chicago
1833 Chippewa, Ottawa, Potawatomi Indians sold their land to Americans for $1 million. ½ to be paid upfront, ½ over next to years
Indians relocated to reservations west of the Mississippi River
Some promised $ was never received by the Indians

3. Treaty of Chicago: Indians gave up L shaped gray area, at end of Lake Michigan

4. Resettlement and Urban Progress
Chicago in 1837
Chicago incorporates as a city in 1837
Population growth and technological development was rapid (fast).
Chicago was a multicultural city
Chicago in 1857

5. The Illinois and Michigan Canal
Connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River and thus to the Gulf of Mexico by way of a canal joining the Chicago and Illinois Rivers.
Construction began in 1822

6. Document Analysis #1 Look at the 4 photos of Chicago on pages
22, 29, 30 and 48.
What is the date of each photo?
What differences can you seen in the photos? How did Chicago change over the years?

7. Document Analysis #2
Read Charles J. Latrobe’s description of Chicago in the 1830’s (page )
List three to five words that create a negative image of Chicago?

8. Inventions that transformed (changed) Chicago
The Virginia Reaper 1834 (McCormick)
Could do the
work of 20 men
Harvest wheat

9. Another Invention
Railroads: 1848
Made it
easier to
transport
products

10. Population Explosion
Look at the chart on page 38: 1800s Population Explosion
What was the population in 1833?
What was the population in 1870?
Which 10 year period showed the highest growth rate?
Explain the title of the chart.