1. Topic 1: Places and things established prior to 1850
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 Board of Trade Telegraph Plank road
I&M Canal
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?