| A | B |
|---|
| Who discovered Illinois? | Marquette & Joliet |
| Year Illinois was discovered | 1673 |
| Two countries once owned Illnois area | France & England |
| Number state Illinois became | 21st |
| War fought that freed up land east of Mississippi | French & Indian War |
| Illinois' first capital | Kaskaskia |
| First governor of Illinois | Shadrach Bond |
| year Illinois became a state | December 3, 1818 |
| Invented the prairie plow | John Deere |
| what did the prairie plow do for Illinois/ | leading agricultural state |
| How many constitutions did Illinois have? | four |
| First constitution written | 1818 |
| Second constitution written | 1848 |
| Third constitution written | 1870 |
| When last constitution went into effect | July 1, 1971 |
| Second capital | Vandalia |
| Third & current capital | Springfield |
| First Republican president | Abraham Lincoln |
| Largest city in Illinois | Chicago |
| State government is similar to what other government | Federal |
