Dec of I & NW Ordinance

The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it-

• more than doubled the size of the United States
• established a method for admitting new states to the Union
• encouraged state legislatures to ratify the Constitution
• proposed treaties with American Indians to allow the peaceful settlement of new territories

The Northwest Ordinance set up the government for the...

• Louisiana Purchase
• Northwest Passage
• Northwest Territory
• Northeast Territory

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

• Statehood
• Federal funding
• Infrastructure grants

The Northwest Territory included land which became what state?

• Ohio
• Michigan
• Indiana
• All of the above

The Northwest Ordinance said that slavery was illegal in the Northwest Territory

• True
• False

True or False: The land in the Northwest Territory was formed into 8 states.

• True

• False

Which of the following states were formed from the Northwest Territory?

• Ohio, Indiana, California, Wisconsin, and Kentucky

• Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin

• Ohio, Tennessee, New York, Oklahoma, and Indiana

True or False: According to the Northwest Ordinance, the first step to becoming a state was to write a constitution.

• True

• False

Two rights of citizens living in the Northwest Territory include:

• Trial by Jury and Freedom of Religion

• Freedom of Religion and women can vote

• trial by jury and the right to vote for everyone over the age of 21

In order for someone to vote in the Northwest Territory they had to be a white ____________ who owned 50 acres of land.

• woman

• person

• man