P. 8 - Group 3 by https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx Social Studies 7th en-us 2018-01-17 15:55:53 UTC 2025-11-15 17:59:48 UTC hello@padlet.com Illinois Interesting Facts https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222599793 Willis Tower is the tallest tower in North America. They also changed the name for the tower before it was Sear's tower and now they changed it to the Willis tower.most of Illinois official state symbols came from schoolchildren votes.
The first Mormon temple in Illinois was constructed in Nauvoo.
Metropolis, the home of superman, really exists in Southern Illinois.


]]> 2018-01-18 19:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222599793 Illinois State Bird https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222599994 Our state bird is a cardinal. This bird was officiated by schoolchildren's vote. The cardinal is the state bird of 7 states; Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia.

(this is a cardial)]]> 2018-01-18 19:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222599994 Illinois' Nicknames https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222603302 The Land of Lincoln is one of Illinois' nickname it's named the land of Lincoln because Abraham Lincoln lived in Illinois until he became the 16th president of the united states. Illinois is also nicknames "The Prairie State" because there's almost 22 million acres of prairie within the state. The Illinois abbreviation is also "IL".

(this is Abraham Lincoln)]]> 2018-01-18 20:02:56 UTC https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222603302 Illinois State Flower https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222605003 Most of our state items were chosen by the schoolchildren. There are eight different species of blue-flowering violets in Illinois. The most common being the dooryard violet (Viola Soroia)

(this is a violet)]]> 2018-01-18 20:06:51 UTC https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222605003 Flag Description https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222605006 There's a eagle on the Illinois flag and it represents a red streamer in the beak. There are also two years on the flag "1818" and "1868" and it means the water and the sun behind it. Also the State Sovereignty represents how they won the in the American Civil War on the union side.

(Illinois flag)]]> 2018-01-18 20:06:51 UTC https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222605006 Illinois State Tree https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222607682 Illinois chose the white oak (Quercus alba) as the official state tree in 1973. again based on the votes of schoolchildren.
The white oak is a large tree that grows to a height of 100 ft. The trunk is typically 2 to 4 feet in diameter. Grown trees in open areas have widely spreading, rigid, horizontal branches which form a broad, round-topped crown.

(this is the white oak tree)]]> 2018-01-18 20:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222607682 Illinois State Animal https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222640007 the school children have voted the white-tailed deer as the official state animal in 1980. A white-tailed deer can run up to 40 mph, jump 9 foot fences, and swim 13 mph! A very energetic and lively animal. Fawns were born with white spots as camouflage. White-tailed deer stomp their hooves to alert others of possible threats. Native Americans and settlers relied on white-tailed deer for buckskin and food.

(this is a faun of a white tailed deer)]]> 2018-01-18 22:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222640007 Native American's habitation in Illinois https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222640406 American Indians first came into contact with Europeans in the Great Lakes region in the 1600s. Two popular Native American groups inhabited the land that would eventually be the state of Illinois. The first group known---to French explorers and missionaries as the Illinois or Illiniwek Indians--was a  collection of twelve tribes that occupied a large section of the central Mississippi River valley, including most of what is today Illinois. The Miami tribe, the second group, lived in villages located south and west of Lake Michigan. During the 1700s and early 1800s, the territory of Illinois shrank down and the Miami tribe moved up toward the East. Some newly arriving tribes were the fox (Mesquakie), Ioway, Kickapoo, Mascouten, Piankashaw, Potowatomi, Sauk, Shawnee, Wea, and Winnebago.

(this is the Illiniwek tribe)]]> 2018-01-18 22:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222640406 History of Joining the Union https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222640909  The first Europeans to visit Illinois were the French explorers Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette in 1673. Though, the region was given up to Brittan after the French and Indian War. After the American Revolution, Illinois became a territory of the United States. Statehood was received in 1818. Placed on Lake Michigan and connected to the eastern ports by the Erie canal, Chicago became a constantly growing city. This gave Illinois enough people to become a state. In the second half of the 19th century, the need for workers in the mills grew and rail yards and slaughterhouses made Chicago a popular destination for immigrants and freed blacks. More people came around to Illinois because of this. The population then grew more.

(European Flag)]]> 2018-01-18 22:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222640909 Presidents in Illinois https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222641325 Abraham Lincoln was one of our presidents who have lived in Illinois. He served his legislature from 1840-1844. There is also a collection of Lincolniana in the historical library. Lincoln Herndon Law Offices State Historic Site preserves the building where Lincoln practiced law from 1843 to somewhere around 1852. The Oak Ridge Cemetery holds the body of Lincoln, His wife Mary, and his children Edward, William, and Tad. The memorial is 36 meters tall and is surmounted by a granite shaft. Ulysses Grant also lived in Illinois. Ulysses Grant commanded a victorious Union Army during the American civil war. He served as the 18th US president from 1869 to 1877. He was an Ohio native and graduated from West Point. He fought in the    Mexican-American war from 1846-1848. After the war he was stated as a national hero. Republicans then nominated him president  in 1868.

(this is Ulysses S Grant)]]> 2018-01-18 22:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222641325 Illinois Senators and Representatives https://padlet.com/treif2/rogg9nsmzpmx/wish/222641627 Illinois has 2 Senators and 18 Representatives.
(2) Senators: Richard Durbin, Tammy Duckworth
(18) Representatives: 
1st) Bobby Rush
2nd) Robin Kelly
3rd) Daniel Lipinski
4th) Luis Gutiérrez
5th) Mike Quigley
6th) Peter Roskam
7th) Danny Davis
8th) Raja Krishnamoorthi
9th) Janice Schakowsky
10th) Bradley Schneider
11th) Bill Foster
12th) Mike Bost
13th) Rodney Davis
14th) Randy Hultgren
15th) John Shimkus
16th) Adam Kinzinger
17th) Cheri Bustos
18th) Darin LaHood

(this is Richard Durbin)
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