Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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#History #Documentary
00:00 Introduction
00:41 Ancient Illinois
02:33 European Exploration
06:18 European Settlement
07:51 Us Territory
08:06 The State of Illinois
09:57 Black Hawk War
11:27 Demographic Change
12:18 Incorporation of Chicago
12:33 Industrial Illinois
12:50 Illinois During the Civil War
13:48 Industrial Expansion
14:43 World War 1
15:33 The Great Migration
16:30 Prohibition & The Great Depression
17:42 World War 2
18:40 Post-War Illinois
20:25 Very recent history