Northwest Territory

What was the Northwest Territory? 

• The lands west of the original 13 colonies
• The land east of the original 13 colonies
• The land by the Pacific Ocean 
• The land by Mexico 

What state was NOT a part of the Northwest Territory? 

• Michigan
• Ohio
• Indiana
• Washington 

How did the U.S. get the Northwest Territory? 

• They found it
• They won it in the Revolution (Treaty of Paris)
• They won it in the Mexican-American War
• They bought it from France

What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787? 

• It was a plan to govern the new NW Territory
• It was a plan to farm the new NW Territory
• It was the plan to sell the NW Territory
• It was the deal that gave the US the NW Territory 

Why did they need to govern the NW Territory? 

• It would be confusing and chaotic if they didn't
• The people just loved government so much
• Trick Question...they didn't need government in the new territory 
• The president said they did, so they just agreed

What was NOT allowed in the new NW Territory according to the Northwest Ordinance? 

• Slavery
• Freedoms
• Trading
• Farming 

What was given to the people in the Northwest Ordinance? 

• Freedoms via the Bill of Rights
• Slavery
• The ability to trade
• Farming tools