1. Time Line Activity Topic 1: Places and things established prior to 1850

2. 1682—”Checagou” used as Chicago’s name

3. 1779—Du Sable’s cabin

4. 1787—Northwest Ordinance

5. 1803—Fort Dearborn

6. 1818—Illinois becomes a state

7. 1826—Sauganash Hotel

8. 1827—first slaughterhouse

9. 1830—plat of Chicago

10. 1831—Cook County, post office, two taverns

11. 1833—Chicago is a town; Chicago Democrat newspaper

12. 1834—stage coach line to St. Louis

13. 1835—fire engine, volunteer fire department, graveyard

14. 1837—March 4—Chicago is a city, first mayor

15. 1838—Rialto Theater

16. 1840—first hanging; free schools

17. 1846—St. Patrick’s Day first celebrated

18. 1847—Chicago Tribune, reaper factory

19. 1848—lots of things! Railroad Railroad Board of Trade Board of Trade Telegraph Telegraph Plank road Plank road I&M Canal I&M Canal First city hall First city hall

20. 1850—Pinkerton Detective Agency, gas lighting

21. Now write a short summary! What patterns or interesting things do you see in the topic? Why do you think these patterns are there? What patterns or interesting things do you see in the topic? Why do you think these patterns are there?