Northwest Ordinance

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Why was the Northwest Ordinance created?

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To create a path to statehood for the lands of the Northwest Territory

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How many states were being added to the Northwest Territory?

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5 and part of another state

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What was life like for families in the Northwest Territory?

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Challenging because they had to start over

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Which is NOT a component of the Northwest Ordinance? Options: Bill of Rights with democratic ideals, path to statehood, 3 step process to statehood

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building roads

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In step 1, who chose the leadership for a territory (governor, secretary and judges)?

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US Congress

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True or False: Slavery was allowed in the Northwest Ordinance.

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False

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How many people needed to live in a territory for it to go to step 2 in becoming a state?

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60,000 men and women

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Which was NOT a state formed in the Northwest Territory? Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois

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Kentucky

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True or False: According to the Northwest Ordinance, the first step to becoming a state was to write a Constitution?

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FALSE

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In order for someone to vote in the Northwest Territory they had to be what?

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a white male who owns 50 acres