Social Studies Praxis 5089

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What is the Northwest Ordinance?

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established a three-step plan for territories to become states.

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What were the steps in the Northwest Ordinance?

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The first step was the appointment of a governor, secretary, and three judges by Congress. Next, the territory was organized once it had a population of 5,000 free adult men, qualifying it to have a legislature. When the territory grew to 60,000 people, it could apply to Congress for admission as a state.

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In the Northwest Ordinance, how many people needed to hold residence to become a state?

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5,000 free men

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What is the Waltham-Lowell System?

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A system from England to have women work in factories until they married to start families.

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Who wrote the Monroe Doctrine?

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John Quincy Adams

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What was the Monroe Doctrine?

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declared that the United States would not interfere with any existing European colonies in the Americas, but would oppose the establishment of any new colonies.

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Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Why was Uncle Tom's Cabin wrote?

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to show a harsh view point of slavery

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What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

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Congress passed a series of laws that admitted new states while maintaining the balance of slave and free states

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"Popular sovereignty" meant...

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that residents could vote for their new state to be slave or free.