Identifier: illinoishistorys01camp (find matches)
Title: Illinois history stories, for use in elementary schools
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Campbell, William H., 1851- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York, Chicago, D. Appleton and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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consinand the peninsular part of Michigan was organized intothe Illinois territory, Ninian Edwards was appointedgovernor and the seat of government was fixed atKaskaskia. In 1812 a territorial legislature was elected by thepeople. Three new counties were established—Madison,Gallatin and Johnson. This made five counties inIllinois. Then came the war of 1812 with the British. In thiswar Illinois had some slight part. The most tragicevent, and the only one with which we shall attemptto deal, is the massacre at Fort Dearborn, whichoccurred on the fifteenth of August, 1812. Indianraids and massacres had determined the government toerect a line of forts all along the western frontier toprotect the settlers. Detroit was to the north of thisline. In 1795 General Wayne defeated the Indians atthe Falls of the Maumee river, and a fort called FortWayne was established at this point. Friction had existed between the English and theAmericans from the close of the Revolution. Bad faith 102 ^:—n-
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103 ILLINOIS HISTORY STORIES was charged on both sides. The English in Canada hadencouraged the organization of the Indians against theAmericans to the south, and it is said had paid themfor scalps taken by their raiding parties. All alongthe border line and reaching down to the Ohio riverthere were frequent massacres of white settlers. It is impossible for us to realize the horror of one ofthese Indian surprises and the devastation left behindone of their raids. It is one of the most astoundingparadoxes of human nature that in spite of massacresand outrages, in field and in home, the populationincreased. As the impending struggle between the states and theEnglish government drew near, the Indians became moreaggressive and their confederacies became stronger andmore compact. When the declaration of war was made, in June, 1812,the news was at once spread by fleet-footed messengersamong all the western tribes, and they believed the timehad come when, with British bayonets and Indian sca

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