Illinois

What is the abbreviation for Illinois?

• MO

• IL

Illinois became a state in the year _____________.

• 1818

• 1980

The capital of this state

• Chicago

• Wabash

• Springfield

• Peoria

These states border Illinois to the WEST

• Wisconsin

• Florida and Indiana

• Kentucky and Alabama

• Iowa and Missouri

Where did Illinois get its name?

• A French Word Used to describe the local Native Americans

• An Algonquin word meaning Men or Warriors

• Alexander Hamilton

• Frederick Douglass's daughter

Nickname oh Nickname

• The Windy City

• The Prairie State

• Grandmas Land

• Land of a Thousand Lakes

These famous people have called Illinois home

• Walt Disney

• Eddie Vedder

• Derrick Rose

• Harrison Ford

This Great Lake Boarders Illinois

• Lake Erie

• Lake Huron

• Lake Ontario

• Lake Michigan

Which city is the capital of Illinois?

• Chicago

• Springfield

• Rockford

• Peoria

What is the capital of Illinois?

• Carbondale

• Rock Island

• Quincy

• Springfield