Northwest Ordinance

The Northwest Territory was located...

• north and west of the Ohio River, including present day Ohio

• south and east of the Louisiana Purchase

• in the present day Northwest region, including the states of Oregon and Washington

• in present day Canada

Which of the following present day states were a part of the Northwest Territory (select all that apply)

• Ohio

• Michigan

• Indiana

• Illinois

• Wisconsin

Which of the following was NOT a rule required by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• Freedom of religious worship without government interference

• Taxpayer supported education from grade school through college

• Slavery and indentured servitude was outlawed

• All Native Americans would be granted citizenship within five years

The first article of the Northwest Ordinance and Amendment 1 of the U.S. Constitution both guarantee:

• Freedom of religion

• The right to peaceably protest

• Freedom of the press

• The right to own a firearm

Under the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, if a person were convicted of a crime, it would be possible for that person to be sentenced to become:

• an indentured servant

• an exile

• the President of the United States

• a representative of his or her district in Congress

According to the Northwest Ordinance, religion, morality, and knowledge are all necessary for: (select all the apply)

• a good government

• the happiness of mankind

• men to be granted citizenship

• a person who would represent the people of the territory in congress

Slavery was allowed in southern states, which, at the time, bordered the Northwest Territory. If a slave were to run away from the South and make it to the Northwest Territory, would that slave be considered a free person?

• No, the NW Ordinance specifically said they would be returned if bounty hunters came looking for them.

• Yes, slavery was outlawed unless that person had committed a crime

• No, a person can never be truly free from the constraints of society.

• Yes, once any person entered the NW Territory, they would be issued citizenship papers.

The Northwest Ordinance is important to study because... (select all that apply)

• The NW Ordinance lays some of the the groundwork for the US Constitution

• The NW Ordinance put Enlightenment ideas into law

• False

• Mr. Vanhorn and Mr. Hickerson say so (You had better include this one in your selections!)

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 addressed a need for _______________ in the Northwest Territory and established precedents for the future governing of the United States.

• government

• freedom

• land ownership

• additional indentured servitude

In what year was the NW Ordinance ratified?

• 1787

• 1482

• 1776

• 1864