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== | ==Background== | ||
*Pre-statehood settlers of '''English and Ulster Scots''' descent came from [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]], the Carolinas, [[Tennessee, United States Genealogy|Tennessee]], and [[Kentucky, United States Genealogy|Kentucky]] by way of the Ohio River, where they joined a few hundred Frenchmen already in the area. | |||
Pre-statehood settlers of English and Ulster Scots descent came from [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]], the Carolinas, [[Tennessee, United States Genealogy|Tennessee]], and [[Kentucky, United States Genealogy|Kentucky]] by way of the Ohio River, where they joined a few hundred Frenchmen already in the area. The first blacks came to Illinois in 1719 with the French, but their numbers remained few until after the [[Illinois in the Civil War|Civil War]]. | *The first blacks came to Illinois in 1719 with the French, but their numbers remained few until after the [[Illinois in the Civil War|Civil War]]. | ||
*When Illinois became a state in 1818, most of the population lived near the waterways of southern Illinois. During the 1830s and 1840s, most settlers came from [[New York, United States Genealogy|New York]] and New England by way of the [[Erie Canal]] and the Great Lakes or on the [[National Road]]. They settled the central and northern counties. Southerners from Kentucky and Tennessee settled the southern counties. Overseas immigration of the 1840s and 1850s was composed mainly of Germans and Irish. After the Civil War, immigrant groups included Austrians, Hungarians, Slovakians, Russians, Scandinavians, Italians, and Poles. | |||
When Illinois became a state in 1818, most of the population lived near the waterways of southern Illinois. During the 1830s and 1840s, most settlers came from [[New York, United States Genealogy|New York]] and New England by way of the [[Erie Canal]] and the Great Lakes or on the [[National Road]]. They settled the central and northern counties. Southerners from Kentucky and Tennessee settled the southern counties. Overseas immigration of the 1840s and 1850s was composed mainly of Germans and Irish. After the Civil War, immigrant groups included Austrians, Hungarians, Slovakians, Russians, Scandinavians, Italians, and Poles. | |||
[[Iowa, United States Genealogy|Iowa]] was the destination of many who left Illinois in the 1850s. Illinois families also helped settle [[Kansas, United States Genealogy|Kansas]] and [[Nebraska, United States Genealogy|Nebraska]]. Others joined the [[California, United States Genealogy|California]] gold rush or traveled the [[Oregon Trail]] to the Pacific Northwest. | [[Iowa, United States Genealogy|Iowa]] was the destination of many who left Illinois in the 1850s. Illinois families also helped settle [[Kansas, United States Genealogy|Kansas]] and [[Nebraska, United States Genealogy|Nebraska]]. Others joined the [[California, United States Genealogy|California]] gold rush or traveled the [[Oregon Trail]] to the Pacific Northwest. | ||