1. The 21 st State Chapter 5

2. The 21 st state Auditor: person who examines financial accounts Petition: formal written request Delegate: a representative Indenture: a contract binding one person to work for another for a given length of time Executor: person appointed to carry out execution of will

3. Daniel Pope Cook

4. *auditor: person who examines financial accounts For Illinois Territory Owned a share of the Illinois Herald – use? Clerk of IL House- encouraged statehood Pros for statehood: More democratic (terr. Governor had absolute veto power, General Assembly could not appoint officials, territorial representatives could not vote, could not bring soldiers) Cons: State would have to pay salaries of public officials

5. Nathaniel Pope

6. Uncle of Daniel Pope Cook Sec. of Illinois Territory Encouraged appointment of cousin, Ninian Edwards, as Governor of Illinois Territory Chairman of the congressional committee to consider statehood *petition: formal written request Most important proposal: Move northern border of IL 40 mi north- Why? Gave IL 14 counties and 8,000 sq. mi. Connection to east coast via Great Lakes Chicago (1837)

8. Early Illinois Government Illinois didn’t have enough people to become a State Changed the census closing date to include more people and counted some twice One week to write state Constitution First governor: Shadrach Bond First Capital: Kaskaskia

9. Slavery and the new state Illinois had an indentured service system. For Blacks, it lasted to 35 if male or 32 if female Could be bought and sold Children of indentured servants belong to the master. Blacks couldn’t find work without signing a contract. Debate over slavery in the Illinois Constitution: Pros Relieve labor shortage in west Slaves were personal property Cons Western land not suited for slaves Slaves would be an economic burden Competition for poor white farmers Morally wrong

10. Slavery and the new state Slavery technically banned Black Laws instituted Could not bring blacks to Illinois to free them No legal rights: Had to prove freedom Cannot testify in court or bring a lawsuit When master died, treated as property After Statehood: Pro-slavery faction tried to pass an amendment legalizing slavery Governor Edward Coles opposed

12. The Liberty Bell of the West

13. 1993 Flood in Kaskaskia

14. Illinois’ first state house

15. Kaskaskia statehouse in 1899