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Facts about the
History of Illinois History - 1700's
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1717 - Illinois
becomes part of the French colony of Louisiana
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1718 - John Law
(1671-1729) is granted a French charter for colonizing the
Mississippi Valley
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1756 - 1763 - The Seven Years War (French and Indian War) due to disputes over land is won by Great Britain. France gives England all French territory east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and west Florida to the English in return for Cuba.
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1775 - 1783 - The
American Revolution creates the United States of America. The
Revolution was due to the British burden of taxes and total
power to legislate any laws governing the American colonies
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July 4, 1776 -
United States Declaration of Independence
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July 10, 1778 -
France declares war against Britain and makes an alliance with
the American revolutionary forces
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September 3, 1783
- The Treaty of Paris is signed by the victorious United
States and the defeated Great Britain
Facts about
the History of Illinois History - The Early 1800's
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1800's - Conflict
erupts between settlers and Native Indians throughout the
1800's
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The Native Indians
of Illinois were the Illinois tribe (Illini), Iroquois,
Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Kaskaskia, Miami,
Shawnee, Sauk and Fox tribes
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1800 - Congress
creates the Indiana Territory, which includes Illinois
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1803 - Kaskaskia
Indians cede nearly all of their lands
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1812 - 1815 - The
War of 1812 between U.S. and Great Britain, ended in a
stalemate but
confirmed America's Independence
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1812 - Potawatomi
Indians massacre at Fort Dearborn
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1818 - Illinois
becomes the twenty-first state
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1819 - Kickapoo
Indians cede their lands
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1829 - Chippewa,
Ottawa, and Potawatomi cede lands
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1839 -
CherokeeIndians pass through Illinois on the "Trail of Tears" to
Oklahoma
Facts about the
History of Illinois History - The American Civil War
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1861 - 1865 The
American Civil War. In 1859 John Brown raided Harpers Ferry
and set in
motion events that led directly to the outbreak of the Civil
War. Abraham Lincoln, a
known opponent of slavery, was elected president and in 1861
the South Secedes. The
initial Secession of South Carolina was followed by the
secession of Mississippi, Florida,
Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas,
Tennessee, and North Carolina.
These eleven states eventually formed the Confederate States
of America. The
bombardment of Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the
American Civil War.
The surrender of Robert E. Lee on April 9 1865 signalled the
end of the Confederacy.
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1865 December 6 -
The Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to the
U.S Constitution is ratified, thus officially abolishing
slavery
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1898-1901 The
Spanish American War. On December 10, 1898 the Treaty of Paris
the US annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines.
Origin of the name
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The state of Illinois derives
it's name from the
Illinois River. The river was named by the French explorer,
Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle, in 1679 after the Native
Indians who lived in the region. The word Illinois is
translated from the Indian word "iliniwok," meaning "warriors"
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