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Pre-Statehood Era: 1700-1818

Early Statehood: 1818-1861

Civil War Era: 1861-1865

Late 19th Century: 1866-1900

Early 20th Century: 1900-1914

World War I: 1914-1918

Roaring Twenties: 1918-1929

Great Depression: 1930-1941

World War II: 1941-1945

Cold War Era: 1946-1991

Millennium: 1991-Present

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Discussion Questions for African-Americans and Race Relations Resources

Discussion Questions for Crime and Punishment Resources

Discussion Questions for Children and Family Resources

Discussion Questions for Education Resources

Discussion Questions for Hispanic-Americans Resources

Discussion Questions for Industry and Labor Resources

Discussion Questions for Native Americans Resources

  • Discussion questions refer to these documents: An Act to Promote Retaliation Upon Hostile Indians, 1814; An Act Concerning the Kaskaskia Indians, 1814. Found in Pre-Statehood Era: Race Relations page

Discussion Questions related to Chicago after the 1871 fire from the Illinois State Archives Teachers' Packet.

  • Discussion questions refer to these documents: Illinois State Archives Teachers' Packet From the Ashes, 1872-1900. Found in the Late 19th Century section of Past Tracker. More information on the From the Ashes: 1872-1900 teaching package can be found on the Secretary of State website here.

Discussion Questions related to early Chicago from the Illinois State Archives Teachers' Packet.

  • Discussion questions refer to these documents: Illinois State Archives Teachers' Packet Early Chicago, 1833-1871. Found in Early Statehood, Civil War Era, and Late 19th Century sections of Past Tracker. More information on the Early Chicago: 1833-1871 teaching package can be found on the Secretary of State website here.

Discussion Questions related to The Jungle by Upton Sinclair: Pollution, 1906.

Discussion Questions related to Illinois during the Great Depression from the Illinois State Archives Teachers' Packet.

  • Discussion questions refer to these documents: Illinois State Archives Teachers' Packet Hard Times in Illinois: 1930-1940. Found in the Great Depression section of Past Tracker. More information on the Hard Times in Illinois: 1930-1940 teaching package can be found on the Secretary of State website here.

Discussion Questions related to Abraham Lincoln in Illinois from the Illinois State Archives Teachers' Packet.

  • Discussion questions refer to these documents: Illinois State Archives Teachers' Packet Abraham Lincoln in Illinois. Found in the Early Statehood section of Past Tracker. More information on the Abraham Lincoln in Illinois teaching package can be found on the Secretary of State website here.

Discussion Questions related to Illinois during World War II from the Illinois State Archives Teachers' Packet.

  • Discussion questions refer to these documents: Illinois State Archives Teachers' Packet Illinois at War: 1941-1945. Found in the World War II section of Past Tracker. More information on the Illinois at War 1941-1945 teaching package can be found on the Secretary of State website here.