ILLINOIS 



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ILLINOIS 



RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON ILLINOIS 



(An outline suitable for Illinois will be found with the article "Stair.") 



How does the name of the state and that of its largest city recall the early 

 inhabitants of the territory? 



How has the state shown its progressive character in dealing with the question 

 of crime? 



For what very important products does Illinois receive all the raw material from 

 other states? 



How does the state rank as a mineral producer? 



Why is it so difficult to amend the constitution? What has this unusual diffi- 

 culty led to? 



What is the popular name for the state? What is the state flower? 



Tell the story of Starved Rock. Of what influence in the development of the 

 state has its location been? 



What industry has the state of which the products for a single year are valued 

 at more than the cost of the Panama Canal? 



What was the first town ever established in Illinois? Had any previous attempt 

 at settlement been made by the white men? 



What are the limitations on woman's suffrage in Illinois, and what will be neces- 

 sary before they can be removed? 



Why was the southern part of the territory settled before the northern? What 

 brought about the settlement of the northern regions? 



What part of the state was described in a famous novel? How has much of 

 the unpleasantness of the region been done away with? 



Why has Illinois been able to introduce farm machinery more extensively than 

 many of the other states? 



What was the population of Illinois when it was admitted to the Union? 



Why does not the statement that there are on an average 100.6 people to the 

 square mile in Illinois convey a correct idea as to the density of population? 



How has the course of an important river of the state been changed? 



What specially important part did the chief river within the state play in its 

 early history? 



What is the chief agricultural industry in the vicinity of Chicago? What is the 

 main crop in the state? 



When did the last Indians leave the state? Was this before or after the founding 

 of Chicago? 



What is the ratio between the population of the 'largest city and that of the 

 second largest of the state? 



What lake is really not a lake? 



Why has dairying been localized in the northern part of the state? 



What part did a prominent religious sect play in the history of the state? 



How many people out of each hundred, on the average, cannot read and write? 

 What would be the difference if only American-born whites were considered? 



What range of temperature is shown by the greatest extremes ever recorded 

 within the state? Why are sudden changes of temperature frequent? 



How does the state compare with other states as to railroad mileage? How 

 does its greatest city compare with other cities as a railway center? 



