Northwest Territory

Choose two reasons why the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was written.

• to tell how a territory could become a state

• to make the territory more diverse

• to set laws on how the territory was to be governed

• to bring peace between the French and the British

Some of the land in the Northwest Territory was given to ...

• Native Americans

• wealthy tax collectors

• King George

• Revolutianary War soldiers

How many men did an area need in order to apply for statehood?

• 5,000

• 50,000

• 60,000

• 6,000

What did the Northwest Ordinance say about slavery?

• Ohio needed 60,000 slaves to become a state.

• It did not mention slavery.

• Slavery was allowed.

• Slavery was banned

what did the land ordinance of 1785 create?

• established trade routes to the west

• distributed land from Spain to America

• a new way to divide and sell land

• established roads going across the eastern states

Did settlers have the same rights as other citizens?

• yes

• no

how many votes did the Confederation Congress require for items to pass?

• 8

• 13

• 9

• 6

what was the Confederation Congress largest success

• providing job opportunities to people

• taking the western part of America from Spain

• Establishing trade routes to the west

• managing land west of appalachians

The Articles of Confederation helped establish what kind of government?

• limited
• strong
• weak
• large

The Northwest Territory was made up of land ___________ of the Mississippi River.

• North
• South
• East
• West