Manifest Destiny 1

How many people were required to live in the Northwest Territory before it could elect a legislature?

• 5,000

• 60,000

• 10,000

• 500

The Northwest Ordinance provided a pathway for territories to apply for

• statehood
• federal funding
• infrastructure grants

In order to become a state, territories had to have which of the following?

• $1,000,000
• 5000 people
• 60,000 free men
• slaves

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

• Slavery
• Freedoms
• Trading
• Farming 

Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?

• Washington
• Adams
• Jefferson
• Jackson

The purchase of Louisiana

• was a costly mistake
• was opposed by western farmers
• doubled the size of the United States
• led to war with Great Britain 

In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?

• 1803
• 1819
• 1845

How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provide for the orderly expansion of the United States?

• It provided the president with the power to sign treaties with foreign powers to buy additional territory
• It provided a review process for laws in new territories and states.
• It provided procedures for establishing territories and creating states.

Where was most of the territory the United States acquired during the era of Westward Expansion?

• West of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Mississippi River
• West of the Mississippi River
• Along the Canadian border with the United States

Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

• European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
• Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
• Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
• The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

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