Northwest Territory

Congress had to determine how to divide the Northwest Territory into ___________.

• states

• countries

• continents

Which five states make up the Northwest Territory?

• Indiana, Texas, Kentucky, Illinois, Wisconsin

• Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin

• Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Kentucky

How many free people were needed for a territory to become a state?

• 20,000

• 40,000

• 60,000

In the Northwest Ordinance, the laws guaranteed the people freedom of religion, and right to a trial by jury.

• False

• True

Who selected the governor the secretary and the three judges in the first step to becoming a state?

• Congress

• The people

• The Indians

• The British

The first step for admitting a new state to the Nation was ...

• 60,000 people living int he territory, write their own Constitution and request admittance.

• Congress elects a Governor, Secretary and 3 Judges,

• Once there are 5,000 white men living in a territory, the people could elect political leaders to govern them.

The second step in becoming a state was....

• 60,000 people living in the territory, they draft a Constitution and ask for admittance.

• 5,000 white men living in the territory and they elect a political leader.

• Congress elects a Governor, Secretary and 3 Judges.

The LAST step in the three step plan of a new state to the Nation was ....

• 60,000 people living in the territory, write a Constitution and ask for admission to the Union.

• 5,000 white men living in the area and elect a political leader.

• Congress appoints a Governor, Secretary and 3 Judges.

Which group was supposed to be treated fairly in the Northwest Territory?

• Americans

• Europeans

• Native Americans

• African Americans

Which one of these was NOT a democratic ideal of the Northwest Ordinance?

• banned slavery

• freedom of religion

• right to trial by jury

• slavery was allowed