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Do Now. Where did Illinois get its name?. The word "ILLINOIS" is the French form of the Algonquin name ILLINI which means "superior men." It is how some native Americans in this area referred to themselves. . Illinois History and Government.

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  1. Do Now • Where did Illinois get its name?

  2. The word "ILLINOIS" is the French form of the Algonquin name ILLINI which means "superior men." It is how some native Americans in this area referred to themselves.

  3. Illinois History and Government 8th graders are required to pass a district standardized Illinois History and Government test to graduate into high school

  4. Flag of Illinois with the official state symbol

  5. Explorers of Illinois Although Illinois was already occupied by Native Americans, it is generally assumed that several European explorers trekked through the Illinois area much earlier than other explorers. Who were the first modern Europeans to venture into what is now Illinois?

  6. French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet, in 1673, were the first Europeans of record to visit the region.

  7. In 1699 French settlers established the first permanent settlement at Cahokia, near present-day East St. Louis. Early French settlements of the Illinois Country

  8. British in Illinois • Great Britain obtained the region at the end of the French and Indian Wars in 1763. French military ceding Illinois Country to the British in the French and Indian War

  9. Illinois Trivia Which American captured forts in the Illinois Country during the Revolutionary War?

  10. George Rogers Clark (November 19, 1752 – February 13, 1818) • from Virginia • leader of the Kentucky (then part of Virginia) militia throughout much of the war. • captured Kaskaskia (IL) during the American Revolutionary War. (1778) • British ceded the entire Northwest Territory to the United States in the 1783 Treaty of Paris

  11. George Rogers Clark "Conqueror of the Old Northwest."

  12. The Revolutionary War • The Illinois Country was ceded to the United States by Britain as part of the Northwest Territories at the end of the American Revolution.

  13. Illinois has been a part of: • The Algonquin Nation • French America • British America • The Northwest Territory • The Indiana Territory

  14. The Northwest TerritoryNorthwest Ordinance of 1787

  15. Significant episodes in the state's early history include the influx of settlers following the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 when northern Illinois was linked to the New York markets via the Great Lakes and the Erie Canal.

  16. Illinois as a Territory • The Territory of Illinois was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 1, 1809, until December 3, 1818, when the southern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Illinois.

  17. Black Hawk War • virtually ended the Indian troubles in the Illinois/Wisconsin area. Chief Blackhawk

  18. Illinois Trivia Which American President was an officer in the Blackhawk War? Blackhawk’s Territory

  19. Captain Abraham Lincoln! Lincoln saw no fighting during the war and was said to have stated, “The only thing I fought off was mosquitoes.”

  20. Illinois Today • Illinois stands high in manufacturing, coal mining, agriculture, and oil production. The state's manufactures include food and agricultural products, transportation equipment, chemicals, industrial machinery, and computer equipment. Coal in Illinois

  21. Chicago“America’s Second City” • a great iron and steel producer • meat packer • grain exchange • railroad center. • Great Lakes port.

  22. Agriculture • Illinois is a leading producer of • soybeans • corn • hogs • Other agricultural commodities include • cattle • wheat • hay.

  23. Illinois Trivia What city in Illinois was the home of one of America’s first automobile factories?

  24. Peoria! The first mass-produced American automobile, the Duryea, was produced in Peoria.

  25. Do Nowlesson 2 When did Illinois become a state?

  26. Statehood • December 3, 1818 • 21st state of the Union

  27. State Motto and Nicknames • Motto: • State sovereignty, national union • Nicknames: • Land of Lincoln • The Prairie State

  28. The Lincoln Legacy Central Illinois is noted for shrines and memorials associated with the life of Abraham Lincoln.

  29. What do Illinois and Utah have in common? Illinois Trivia

  30. Mormons in Illinois The Mormon church once made their home in Nauvoo, Illinois Home of Mormon leader Joseph Smith in Nauvoo , Illinois

  31. Illinois Constitutions • Like all states, Illinois is REQUIRED to have a state constitution (according to the U.S. Constitution) • A constitution is a written plan for government. • Illinois residents individual rights are guaranteed in the Illinois Constitution’s Bill of rights.

  32. Illinois government • Executive – enforces laws • Governor • Legislative – makes laws • Illinois General Assembly • Illinois Senate • Illinois House of representative • Judicial – rules on laws • Illinois Supreme Court

  33. Illinois Trivia • Who was Illinois’ first governor?

  34. Illinois’ 1st governor • Shadrach Bond (1773-1832) was Illinois' first governor, and for six years before that, the first representative of the area that was to become Illinois. Bond was elected to both positions without opposition.

  35. Illinois Governors • Responsibilities include: • Execute Illinois laws • Control the state budget • Appoint governmental officers • Grant pardons

  36. Significant Governors of Illinois • 1st • Shadrach Bond Oct 6, 1818 - Dec5, 1822 • Longest serving • James R. Thompson Jan. 10, 1977 - Jan. 14, 1991 • Shortest service • William Lee D. Ewing Nov 17, 1834 Dec 3, 1834 • Current • Pat Quinn Jan 29, 2009 - present

  37. Illinois’ Legislative branch is called the General Assembly

  38. Illinois General Assembly • House of Representatives • Senate *A legislature’s main duty is to pass laws

  39. Illinois General Assemblyrequirements and terms of office House of Representatives • At least 21 yearsold • A US citizen • A resident of the districtfor at least 2 years • Registered voter • 2-yearterms Senate • At least 21 yearsold • A US citizen • A resident of the statefor at least 2 years • Registered voter • 4-yearterms

  40. Capitals of Illinois • Kaskaskia (1818-1819) • served as the capital of Illinois Territory from 1809 until statehood was gained in 1818, and then as state capital until 1819. • Vandalia (1819-1839) • From 1819 to 1839 it served as the state capital of Illinois. • Springfield (1839-present)

  41. Illinois Trivia What is unique about Kaskaskia, Illinois when compared the REST of Illinois?

  42. In April 1881 , a flood shifted the course of the Mississippi River into the last ten miles of the Kaskaskia River basin. Now Kaskaskia, Illinois is actually on the WEST side of the Mississippi River!

  43. Other trivia about our capitals Vandalia was the terminus for the National Road. There are at least 34 cities and towns named "Springfield" in America.

  44. Do NowLesson 3 What U.S. Presidents had/have ties to Illinois?

  45. Illinois and the office of President of the United States • Illinois has claim to four Presidents! • Abraham Lincoln • Ulysses S. Grant • Ronald Reagan • Barak Obama

  46. Abraham Lincoln • (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. • Born in Kentucky • Moved with his father to Illinois in 1830 • On October 16, 1854, in his "Peoria Speech," Lincoln declared his opposition to slavery

  47. Ulysses S. Grant • (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) • 18th President of the United States (1869–1877) • military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods.

  48. Ronald Reagan • (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989). • born in Tampico, Illinois, raised in Dixon, Illinois, • educated at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois.

  49. Barack Obama • (born August 4, 1961) • 44th and current President of the United States. • previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned after his election to the presidency in November 2008. • worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004.

  50. Illinois Trivia! What do Illinois and Arizona have in common?

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