Northwest Ordinance

Northwest Ordinance

How a state becomes a state.

Multiple Choice

Where would a history student most likely find this image?

• In a biography of early Spanish exporters

• In a museum exhibit about the Civil War

• In an academic presentation about Manifest Destiny

• In a textbook about European immigration

Multiple Choice

With the purchase of Louisiana, the US now stretched from the Mississippi to ________________

• Rocky Mountains
• Pacific Ocean
• California
• Atlantic Ocean

Multiple Choice

What port did Jefferson want control of by purchasing Louisiana?

• San Francisco

• Louisiana
• New Orleans
• Texas

Multiple Choice

Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolutionary war?

• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Battle of Lexington

• Battle of Saratoga

Lesson Objectives

We will- Explain how the Northwest Ordinance established principles and procedures for orderly expansion of the U.S

I will- take notes and answer comprehension questions during the lesson. I will also create an SCR that explains the northwest Ordinance.
Essential Question:
What is the Northwest Ordinance?

REasons to move west

• New markets: Americans can sell goods in new places

• More land: Farmland to grow agricultural goods

• Discovery of gold in California: Americans wanted to become rich finding gold and other resources

Barriers to expansion

• Native Americans: inhabited land in the west

• Land owned by other countries: Mexico owned land that the U.S wanted

• Harsh journey: No paved roads, horrible weather, attacks from native Americans.

Open Ended

What were some of the benefits of Manifest Destiny? 

What were some of the consequences of Manifest Destiny?

Open Ended

What is your understanding on how a state became a state in the U.S?

Open Ended

According to the video, what was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?

Northwest Ordinance

• States had disputes about what land belonged to them after the revolutionary war.

• Northwest Ordinance settled these disputes

• Set up rules on how a territory becomes a state

• Outlawed slavery in the new territories

How a territory becomes a state

• Territory governed by an official from congress, at first.

• once population reaches 5000, territory can elect a self-governing body

  • Representatives, mayors

• Territory can apply for statehood once population hits 60,000 settlers.

Multiple Choice

Which Headline describes an event that established guidelines for the admission of new states to the Union?

• A. Northwest Ordinance Passed

• B. Treaty of Paris Ratified

• C. Bill of Rights Ratified

• D. Alien & Sedition Acts

Dropdown

After the end of the Revolutionary War, states were eager to expand into newly available territory. The states of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia argued over competing claims to land west of the Appalachian Mountains. This conflict was addressed by the ​

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Open Ended

Describe the Northwest Ordinance. Why would the Northwest Ordinance be crucial in the expansion of the U.S to the west?