Northwest Territories Quiz

Which of the following states were NOT included in the Nothwest Ordinance?

• Ohio

• Pennsylvania

• Indiana

• Illinois

What does a legislature do?

• Enforces laws
• Interprets laws
• Makes laws

How many people were required to live in a territory before it could apply for statehood?

• 5,000

• 60,000

• 10,000

• 500

The Northwest Ordinance provided a pathway for territories to apply for...

• statehood

• federal funding

• the right to import goods from states

• money for roads and bridges

What did the Northwest Ordinance allow the United States to do?

• It allowed the United States to grow larger in size.

• It allowed the United States to gain a pathway to peace with Great Britain.

• It allowed the American to bring slaves into the Northwest territories.

What was the name Congress gave to the lands that were won from the British after the Revolution?

• Northwest Territory
• Indian Territory
• Canada
• Black Swamp

The Northwest Ordinances supported public school by providing a section of land devoted to education.. 

• TRUE
• FALSE

The Northwest Territory was made up of land ___________ of the Mississippi River.

• North
• South
• East
• West

In the Northwest Territory, slavery was ___________.

• legal

• accepted

• allowed

• illegal

The Land Ordinance of 1785 decided how land in the Northwest Territory would be ____________

• sold
• measured and divided
• given to the Indians
• given back to the British