1. ILLINOIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION

3. MIDWEST AND ILLINOIS

4. ILLINOIS HISTORY First Europeans were Joliet and Marquette – 1673 After French and Indian War Illinois was British After Revolution it became a territory 1818 admitted to the Union Grew East to West first, but with the completion of Erie Canal in 1825 the Great Lakes became a center of transportation

5. CHICAGO Chicago was built in 1833 and by 1850 was a center for shipping and railroads 1848 the Illinois Michigan Canal was complete and the city became a place for immigrants and shipping 1871 – Chicago Fire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3Q3wwRAGiw

6. INFORMATION YOU MUST KNOW Capital – Springfield Population – IL. 12,875,255 U.S. 313,914,040 State Nickname – The Prairie State Date of Statehood – Dec. 3 1818 State Bird – Cardinal State Flower – Violet Major Industries – Agriculture, Manufacturing, Mining, Cattle

7. INFORMATION YOU MUST KNOW Largest Cities – Chicago, Aurora, Rockford, Naperville, Joliet, Springfield, Peoria, Elgin, Waukegan, Cicero Governor – Pat Quinn Bordering States – Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Michigan and Indiana

8. THE STATE SEAL IS CENTERED ON A WHITE FIELD WITH GOLD TRIM. IN THE SEAL, AN EAGLE CLUTCHES A SHIELD WITH STARS AND STRIPES THAT REPRESENTS THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES. THE OLIVE BRANCH SYMBOLIZES PEACE. THE PLAINS OF ILLINOIS ARE REPRESENTED BY THE PRAIRIE AND RISING SUN. THE DATES ON THE ROCK IS WHEN ILLINOIS WAS ADMITTED TO THE UNION (1818) AND WHEN THE SEAL WAS ADOPTED (1868). THE FLAG WAS ADOPTED IN 1915.