Say Hello To Illinois - WiP
Transcript of Say Hello To Illinois - WiP
Beginings of the state
Aproximate state area in 1718
Illinois was „discovered” by French explorers – Jacquess Marquette & Louis Jolliet – in 1673, and was part of the French empire, until 1763.
Territorial map from 1778
Then Illinois passed to British, which, ceded it to new United States in 1783, and became part of Northwest Territory.
On Febuary 3, 1809 the Illinois Territory was created. And finaly, on December 3, 1818, Illinois became the 21st U.S State.
State map from 1818
Illinois Indian Tribes
Kee-o-Kuk, a Sauk chief
Pah-me-cow-ee-tah, a Peoria Illinois chief
Ah-tee-wat-o-mee, a Kickapoo woman
The orginal inhabitants of area that is now Illinois Included:• Illini tribe•Chickasaw tribe•Dakota Sioux tribe•Ho-Chunk tribe•Miami tribe•Shawnee tribe
Other tribes that migrated into Illinois after European arrived:•Delaware tribe•Kickapoo tribe•Ottawa tribe•Potawatomi tribe•Sac and Fox tribe•Wyandot tribe
Name Illinois was taken from Illini, and in Algonquin languange means „tribe of superior men”.In present days, there are no Indiant reservations on territory of Illinois, and as a consequence of Indian Removal Act, in 1830 Illini were relocated.They chefly reside in Ottawa Country, Oklahoma, as the Peoria Tribe of Inidans of Oklahoma.
Polonia in Illinois
According to the 2000 United States Consensus, Illinois is on second place with total number of Polish Americans of 932,996.Polish American communities in Illinois:•Algonquin•Bridgeview (22.4%)•Brookfield•Burbank (25.8%)•Calumet City•Chicagoo Archer Heightso Avondale
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o Belmont Cragino Forest Gleno Hegewisch
o Jefferson Parko Logan Squareo Norwood Park (28.8%)o Portage Towno West Town
•Chicago Heights•Cicero•Des Plaines•Du Bois•Elmwood Park (21.7%)•Goodings Grove (20.6%)•Harwood Heights (32.5%)•Hickory Hills (21.4%)•Joliet•Justice (21.6%)•Lemont (25.5%)•Lemont Township (24.7%)
•Lyons•Naperville•Niles (22%)•Norridge (29.2%)•Oak Lawn•Park Ridge•Posen (21.4%)•River Grove (27.2%)•Stickney Township (25.1%)•Willow Springs (21,7%)