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French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet, in 1673, were the first Europeans
of record to visit the region. In 1699 French settlers established the first permanent
settlement at Cahokia, near present-day East St. Louis. Great Britain obtained
the region at the end of the French and Indian Wars in 1763. The
area figured prominently in frontier struggles during the Revolutionary War and
in Indian wars during the early 19th century.
Significant episodes in the state's early history include the influx of settlers following
the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825; the Black Hawk War, which virtually ended
the Indian troubles in the area; and the rise of Abraham Lincoln from farm laborer
to president.
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