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In 1816 survivors of the massacre were released by the Indians and they went back to Chicago. Others moved to the area in a new community formed around the rebuilt Fort Dearborn. In 1818, Illinois became a state. Chicago was included within the boundaries. By 1833, the Chicago population grew to more than 150 people. It was large enough to be incorporated as a town. In 1834 and 1835, the U.S. government agents made the Potawatomi and neighboring tribes sell their land.In payment, the Indians recieved a little amount of money and territory west of the Mississippi. 3,000 or more Indians left their homeland for reservations in Kansas. After departure, the village of Chicago boomed. By 1837, it grew to have a population of about 4,000 people. On March 4, 1837, Chicago was incorporated as a city.
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