Virtual Field Trip Outline
Use this outline and the information from each topic of the virtual field trip to answer the
questions from the MY ILLINOIS: A VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP assignment
MY ILLINOIS: HISTORY
1. When did Illinois become a state? What is the ordinal number of this state compared to
the other 50?
2. In Illinois during the Civil War, was it possible to hire a "substitute" to avoid being
drafted? If so, how much did it cost?
3. What was the name of the last great Indian up-rising in Illinois, and how did it affect the
settlement of Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin?
4. Where in Illinois was the location of the 3rd Lincoln-Douglas Debate? What date did the
debate take place on?
5. Who, besides Lincoln, is buried in Lincoln's Tomb in Springfield, Illinois' Oakridge
Cemetery?
MY ILLINOIS: GOVERNMENT
1. Describe three ways in which the U.S. and Illinois governments are similar.
2. [True or False ] States may make treaties.
3. What is the main body of the legislative branch in Illinois called?
4. Which of the three branches in Illinois government "enforces and administers the laws"?
Who is the most important officer in this branch?
5. List the three levels of court systems the Judicial Branch of government in Illinois is
composed of? Which of these three is the final court of appeal in Illinois?
MY ILLINOIS: GEOGRAPHY
1. What is the state nickname? Explain why this is our nickname?
2. What is the lowest point of elevation in Illinois?
3. Name all the states that border Illinois?
4. How does Illinois rank among the other states in regards to size based on square mileage?
5. Which one of Illinois' National Forests is located on the southern tip of the state?
MY ILLINOIS: SYMBOLS
1. Why was the official flag of Illinois changed in 1969 during the Vietnam War? How was
the flag changed?
2. Illinois school children chose the cardinal as the state bird, what bird was their second
runner up?
3. Why does the state mineral fluorite come from the Latin word fluere which means to
flow?
4. Why is the native violet so easy to grow?
5. After near extinction, by what year was the whitetail deer once again present in all
counties of the state?