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1700-1800 Events. Why Are They Here?
1717
Illinois becomes part of the French colony of Louisiana.
1718
John Law (1671-1729) is granted a French charter for colonizing the Mississippi Valley; his “Mississippi Bubble” scheme bursts in 1720.
1720
Fort de Chartres in Randolph County becomes the seat of military and civilian government in Illinois.
1730
In a major battle, hostile Fox Indians are massacred in east-central Illinois by French troops and Indian allies.
1763
French and Indian (Seven Years’) War ends; Illinois country is ceded to Britain by the Treaty of Paris.
1769
According to legend, northern tribes besiege and starve Illinois Indians tribes at Fort St. Louis, now known as Starved Rock.
1778
George Rogers Clark (1752-1818) defeats the British at Kaskaskia, securing the Illinois country for Virginia.
1779
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (1745?-1818) establishes a trading post at present Chicago.
1783
Treaty of Paris extends the United States boundary to include the Illinois country.
1784
Virginia relinquishes its claim to Illinois.
1787
Northwest Ordinance places Illinois in the Northwest Territory.
1788
Arthur St. Clair (1734-1818) becomes the first governor of the Northwest Territory.
1800
Congress creates the Indiana Territory, which includes Illinois.

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