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Title: Exploring Illinois


1
Exploring Illinois
  • By
  • Mrs. Slonneger

2
The Prairie State Symbols
State Seal
Illinois State Flag
State Animal white-tailed deer
State flower - violet
State bird - cardinal
3
Just the Facts
  • Geographic Region
  • Midwest
  • Current Capital
  • Springfield
  • Former Capitals
  • Kaskaskia
  • Vandalia

Old State Capitol in Springfield
4
Environment
  • Landforms
  • Plains
  • Water
  • Mississippi River
  • Natural resources
  • Fertile soil - crops of corn soybeans
  • Coal petroleum
  • Timber

5
Important People of Illinois
  • Important men
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Ulysses S. Grant
  • Important women
  • Jane Addams
  • Frances Willard

6
Bibliography
  • Learn Illinois, At Home in the Heartland
    Online. Available Online http//www.state.il.us
    /kids/learn/default.htm. February 7, 2002.
  • Illinois, Stately Knowledge, The Internet
    Public Library. Available Online
    http//www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/il1.html.
    February 7, 2002.
  • Abraham Lincoln on Preserving Liberty, Abraham
    Lincoln Online. Available Online
    http//showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/sp
    eeches/liberty.htm. February 7, 2002.
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