Northwest Territories

What did Congress give the army veterans when it could not pay for their service during the revolution?

• Horses

• Cows

• 640 acres of land

• a ship

How many inhabitants did a territory need to get a state legislature?

• 640

• 60,000

• 5,000

• 1787

A person in a territory who owned 200 acres of land, lived in the district, and had been a US citizen for 3 years could-

• vote for a representative

• become a representative

• become the governor of the state

• could become secretary of the state

What was the first state to join the United States under the Northwest Ordinance?

• Ohio

• Wisconsin

• Michigan

• Illinois

How many inhabitants are needed for a territory to write a state constitution and apply to become a state?

• 5,000

• 60,000

• 1787

• 640

What are the divisions of the territories called?

• townships

• counties

• regions

• areas

4 sections within each township were reserved for who?

• Veterans

• Priests

• Teachers

• Governor

What was one section of the township reserved for?

• School

• Church

• Governors Mansion

• Legislature Building

Was slavery allowed in the territories?

• Yes

• No

What else was written into the Northwest Ordinance?

• Freedom of Religion

• Cruel or unusual punishment to all

• No right to trial by jury

• New states are NOT equal to older states.