USH Unit 6 Review 2

What was the long-term effect of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• Territories eventually became states

• The farmers of Massachusetts rebelled.

• George Washington was elected president.

• Slavery was expanded in the United States.

What land was affected by the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• land north and south of the colonies

• land of the 13 original colonies

• land bound by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes

• land between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains

Why is Shays’ Rebellion an important event in U.S. history?

• It was the beginning of a civil war.

• It led to the passage of a new Constitution.

• It showed the strength of the Massachusetts militia.

• It dramatized the power of the central government

Which was one of the main reasons Shays' Rebellion occurred?

• Massachusetts taxes were unfairly high, and farmers could not pay

• Massachusetts farmers wanted to coin their own money

• Massachusetts farmers were tired of British oppression

• Historians are still unsure of the exact reason for the uprising

What law helped stop the spread of slavery to the West?

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• Confederation Law

• Northwest Ordinance

• Articles of Confederation

Shays’ Rebellion of 1786 resulted in increased support for _.

• Approving the Missouri Compromise

• Creating a Bill of Rights

• Revising the Articles of Confederation

• Writing the Declaration of Independence

The passage of the Land Ordinance of 1785 meant that...

• Settlers and investors could now buy public lands

• Public land would be auctioned off to the highest bidders.

• Groups of townships could petition to become states

• The U.S. was now claiming territory already claimed by Britain

What event convinced leaders like George Washington that the Articles of Confederation would not be sufficient for the nation to be successful?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The American Revolution

• Shays' Rebellion

• The Northwest Ordinance

The Land Ordinance of 1785 called for lands west of these mountains to be measured.

• Andes
• Alps
• Appalachian
• Rocky

The Land Ordinance of 1785 called for land to be surveyed into 6 by 6 miles squares called ??

• counties

• sections

• townships

• regions