Northwest Ordiance CS 5 EOC Review

Multiple Choice

One major accomplishment of the government under the Articles of Confederation was:

• Creating a national court system

• Organizing western lands for settlement

• Ending slavery nationwide

• Establishing a national currency system

Multiple Choice

What role did the Northwest Ordinance play in the expansion of rights as the nation grew westward?

• It limited rights to landowners only.

• It helped apply natural rights as the nation expanded.

• It abolished all previous rights.

• It focused solely on land acquisition.

Multiple Choice

What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 accomplish regarding land division?

• Divided land into counties

• Divided land into townships

• Established national parks

• Created state borders

Multiple Choice

The Land Ordinance of 1785 primarily helped the United States:

• Expand slavery westward

• Divide western land for settlement

• Create new political parties

• Strengthen the presidency

Multiple Choice

What does Section 16 of every township support?

• Public schools

• Private schools

• Colleges

• Vocational training

Multiple Choice

Why did the Northwest Ordinance encourage education in western territories?

• To prepare citizens to participate in self-government

• To reduce immigration

• To increase military strength

• To prevent settlement conflicts

Multiple Choice

What rights were protected by the Northwest Ordinance?

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom of religion

• Right to bear arms

• Right to privacy

Multiple Choice

Which right was protected under the Northwest Ordinance?

• Freedom of speech only

• Trial by jury

• Right to vote for women

• Free college education

Multiple Choice

What was one major effect of the Northwest Ordinance on slavery?

• It expanded slavery nationwide

• It banned slavery in the Northwest Territory

• It ended slavery immediately

• It allowed territories to vote on slavery

Multiple Choice

What population requirement allowed a territory to apply for statehood?

• 5,000 people

• 10,000 people

• 60,000 people

• 100,000 people

Multiple Choice

Which statement best explains how the Northwest Ordinance helped build the foundations of the United States?

• It strengthened the presidency

• It created government-supported education and protected natural rights in new territories

• It ended all conflicts between states

• It created political parties

Multiple Choice

The Northwest Ordinance reflected the idea that new territories should:

• Be controlled permanently by Congress

• Expand without laws

• Protect the natural rights of settlers

• Limit religious freedom

Multiple Choice

The unsettled area past the Appalachian Mountains, where Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin are today, was known as the - 

• Northwest Territory
• Southwest Territory
• Western Territory
• Indian Territory

Multiple Choice

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 banned slavery where?

• North of the Ohio River

• South of the Ohio River

• North of Missouri

• South of Missouri

Multiple Choice

What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 establish?

• A new tax system

• A system to add new states to the Union

• A new currency

• A trade agreement with Europe

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 Right Ratified

• D. Alien & Sedition Acts

Multiple Choice

According to the Northwest ordinance, which condition did a U.S. Territory have to meet inorder to apply for statehood?

• have a population of sixty thousand free settlers

• hold a vote on weather to become a free of slave territory

• establish on public school per district

• Have a territorial governor appointed by the president

Multiple Choice

Which precedent can be found in the Northwest Ordinance

• Right to own slaves

• Right to trial by jury

• Universal right to vote

• Right to freedom of speech

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?

• to control Indians in the Northwest Territory

• to set a path to statehood and establish rights for settlers

• to convince more colonists to fight for independence

• to give states a process for collecting taxes

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