Chapter 5 Review Questions

Front

Why did some Illinoisans want statehood for Illinois?

Back

To gain more political power and representation

Front

What year did Illinois become a state?

Back

1818

Front

Why did the capital move from Kaskaskia to Vandalia?

Back

To be more centrally located

Front

What effect did the first Illinois Constitution have on slavery in Illinois?

Back

It prohibited the importation of new slaves but allowed existing slavery to continue.

Front

Why did leaders in Illinois want the state border to be moved north?

Back

To gain access to Lake Michigan

Front

In the first years following statehood, where did most new Illinoisans settle? Options: In the northern part of the state, In the southern part of the state, In the central part of the state, Along rivers and woods

Back

Along rivers and woods

Front

Why did many early settlers stay close to the rivers in central and southern Illinois?

Back

Because crops would grow well

Front

Name three inventions that helped industry in Illinois in the mid-1800s?

Back

Grain Elevator, John Deere Plow, and McCormick reaper

Front

What methods did new settlers use to reach Illinois in the early 1800s?

Back

By wagons, boats, and trains

Front

What led to the Black Hawk War?

Back

Population grew and moved closer to American Indian ground