Northwest Ordinance

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

by Taylor Looney

​Land Ordinance 1785

• ​System for land division

• ​Townships/sections/lots

Multiple Choice

The Land Ordinance of 1785 was a system for what?

• voting

• alliances

• land division

• secession

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​Territories

​Now:

• ​Illinois

• ​Indiana

• ​Michigan

• ​Ohio

• ​Minnesota

• ​Wisconsin

Open Ended

Name one territory included in the Land Ordinance of 1785

​Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• ​Plan for the Union

• ​Banned slavery

Multiple Choice

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was a plan to add what to the Union?

• states

• slavery

• central government

• independence

"there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude [forced labor] in the ... territory"​

Multiple Choice

What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 ban in the new territories?

• trade

• mercantilism

• judicial branch

• slavery

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