Moving Companies in Illinois (IL)

ILLINOIS

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Here is a brief introduction to the state of Illinois.

Capital City: Springfield 
Nicknames: Prairie State, Corn State, Land of Lincoln
Population about 13 millions

State’s Flag: Adopted in 1915, displays a bold eagle holding a shield that represents the original colonies. The rising sun and the laurel symbolize progress.

The first Europeans to explore the state were Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet in 1673. Immigrants from the South brought there habits with them, including a strong beliefs in slavery. Until the legislature realized that doing so might stand in the way of statehood, Illinois’s proposed new constitution would have legalized the practice. “Long term indentured servitude,” however was permitted. Nonetheless, hardscrabble farmers like Tom Lincoln and his son, the future president, Abe, who arrived in 1830, tended to regard slaves as economic competitors.

By 1860 an influx of immigrants from New England and New York, their journey made easer by the opening of Erie Canal, had pushed Illinois increasingly toward the abolitionist cause and helped propel Lincoln into the presidency. Two month later the Civil War began. 250000 Illinois’s men fourth for the Union: many of them died.

Today Illinois is a large industrial and agriculture state. Chicago is the largest city in the state and the third largest city in the country with the population over 3 million people.

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