Northwest Territory/Ordinance - Chp. 4 Lesson 3

What was the document that contained the first "rules" for government in the United States?

• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Confederation
• Articles of Independence

An area of land that is part of a country but not yet a state is called this term.

• province
• township
• territory
• section

Which branch of government "makes the laws"?  Congress represents this branch.

• executive
• judicial
• legislative
• representative

The Land Ordinance of 1785 called for lands west of these mountains to be measured.

• Andes
• Alps
• Appalachian
• Rocky

A synonym for ordinance is law.

• true
• false

The Land Ordinance of 1785 called for land to be surveyed into 6 by 6 miles squares called ??

• counties
• sections
• townships
• regions

Each 6 by 6 mile square land areas had a total of ???? square mile sections in it.

• 12
• 640
• 36
• 18

How many acres are in a square mile?  Hint:  If you had to pay $1 an acre for it you get the same answer:)

• 36
• 64
• 360
• 640

According to the Land Ordinance of 1785, one section of each township was to be used to support ????

• churches
• businesses
• schools
• farmers

In 1787, Congress passed the ???? Ordinance.

• Territory
• Northeast
• Northwest
• Township