Illinois History Lessons 9 and 10

The poplulation needed to become a state is

• 30,000 people

• 50,000 people

• 60,000 people

• 100,000 people

What city did Illinois have to include to have enough people to become a state?

• Du Quoin

• Springfield

• Chicago

• Wisconsin

Illinois was the _____ state to enter the union.

• 13th

• 27th

• 18th

• 21st

What is the capital of Illinois?

• Kaskaskia

• Springfield

• Chicago

• Du Quoin

What animal is on the Illinois State Seal?

• Eagle

• Dog

• Cardinal

• Chipmunk

Which president spent most of his adult life in Illinois?

• Washington

• Jefferson

• Adams

• Lincoln

What is Illinois's nickname?

• Land of Lincoln

• Mile after Miraculous Mile

• Sweet Home Chicago

• Prairie Land

Why was it so important for Illinois to have a government?

• People took things that didn't belong to them.

• Arguments broke out, and were settled with fists and guns.

• Nobody felt safe.

• All of the above

Rules for the federal and state government were written in the _____.

• Constitution

• Notebook

• Novel

• Checklist

There are _____ branches of government.

• one

• two

• three

• four