Illinois Group 5 by https://padlet.com/leanne_stevens/d1wbht420x0j Land of Lincoln en-us 2018-01-17 19:45:32 UTC 2023-06-03 20:44:19 UTC hello@padlet.com Illinois state nicknames leanne_stevens https://padlet.com/leanne_stevens/d1wbht420x0j/wish/222601051
The Land Of Lincoln is a nickname because president Lincoln  spent most of his adult life in Illinois. 
]]> 2018-01-18 19:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/leanne_stevens/d1wbht420x0j/wish/222601051 Illinois Senators https://padlet.com/leanne_stevens/d1wbht420x0j/wish/222601192 The current senators of Illinois are
Richard Durbin and Tammy Duckworth. Richard Durbin has been a senator since January 7th 1997 and Tammy Duckworth has been a senator since January 3rd 2017
]]> 2018-01-18 19:58:13 UTC https://padlet.com/leanne_stevens/d1wbht420x0j/wish/222601192 State Identity emily_kozuch https://padlet.com/leanne_stevens/d1wbht420x0j/wish/222603141 The Illinois state flower is the violet, voted by school children because it was often found in the woods, prairie, etc.]]> 2018-01-18 20:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/leanne_stevens/d1wbht420x0j/wish/222603141 History of Illinois emily_kozuch https://padlet.com/leanne_stevens/d1wbht420x0j/wish/222605867 Two Europeans were the first people to visit Illinois their names were  Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette in 1673 but after the French and Indian war  the region was given up to Britain. After the American Revolution Illinois became the United States property and became a state in 1818. And it became the 21st state to join the union.
 
]]> 2018-01-18 20:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/leanne_stevens/d1wbht420x0j/wish/222605867 Interesting Fact https://padlet.com/leanne_stevens/d1wbht420x0j/wish/222606023 The Willis tower first opened in 1973 and it took over 2,000 over 3 years to build the Willis tower.]]> 2018-01-18 20:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/leanne_stevens/d1wbht420x0j/wish/222606023 Capital of Illinois leanne_stevens https://padlet.com/leanne_stevens/d1wbht420x0j/wish/222606044 Springfield is the capital of Illinois Springfield is the capital because it is in the center of the state ]]> 2018-01-18 20:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/leanne_stevens/d1wbht420x0j/wish/222606044 Illinois Flag leanne_stevens https://padlet.com/leanne_stevens/d1wbht420x0j/wish/222917940  
bald eagle - Represents America and its strength , on the shield is 13 lines to represent the original 13 colonies.
]]> 2018-01-19 19:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/leanne_stevens/d1wbht420x0j/wish/222917940 Presidents who lived in Illinois https://padlet.com/leanne_stevens/d1wbht420x0j/wish/222918291 Abraham Lincoln was not born in Illinois but he worked as a lawyer and representative here before becoming president. ]]> 2018-01-19 19:14:45 UTC https://padlet.com/leanne_stevens/d1wbht420x0j/wish/222918291 Native American leanne_stevens https://padlet.com/leanne_stevens/d1wbht420x0j/wish/222924213 the Illinois -they had about 10,000 people in their group and occupied a vast amount of land ]]> 2018-01-19 19:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/leanne_stevens/d1wbht420x0j/wish/222924213