The History of Our Community

Who were the mound builders?

• The first people of Illinois & Palatine

• Government

• Teachers

• Construction workers

What is Cahokia now called?

• Palatine

• Morton Grove

• Collinsville

• Florida

Is Cahokia the most sophisticated prehistoric civilization north of Mexico?

What were the Cahokians and what did they do? Check mark all that apply:

• hunters, farmers, traders

• raised crops

• went to school

• built houses

• traded with tribes from other territories

Monk Mounds is the largest ancient ______ in Illinois

• campground

• monument

• garden

• school

What was the Native American tribe that arrived in Illinois called?

• workers

• palatineans

• Illini

• parents

What was the names of the first Europeans to reach Illinois?

• Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette

• Romeo and Juliet

• George Washington

• Barack Obama

Robert Cavelier Sieur

de LaSalle and his Italian helper, Henri de Tonti, formed an ________ to travel from Canada into the Illinois territory.

• expedition

• roadtrip

• speech

• lesson

Who is known as the "Father of Chicago"

• Mrs. G

• Albert Einstein

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jean Baptiste Point du Sable,

Potawatomi means

• people of the fire

• home of Chicago

• water

• end of territory