Indigenous People who lived in the place we call Skokie, IL

The Illiniwek Confederation was a _________ who lived in Illinois.

• a group of indigenous people.

• a group of stars in the sky.

• a group of second graders.

What happened in 1769?

• The Illiniwek all got sick and died.

• The Illiniwek fought in a war.

• The Illiniwek had a big party.

The Potawatomi made their houses out of ______.

• cement.

• bark.

• glass.

When the Potawatomi lived here, the land was _____.

• desert.

• filled with trees.

• swampy.

In 1832, Andrew Jackson, the president of the United States, passed a law that __________.

• took away land from indigenous people.

• made him king.

• started schools for all children.