The NW Ordinance & The Constitution

Which of the following was NOT part of the NW ordinance?

• the establishment of civil liberties (e.g., religious liberty, right to trial by jury, writ of habeas corpus)

• public education (“schools and the means of education”) to be encouraged

• the prohibition of slavery (later included in the Constitution as the 13th Amendment) in new states

• new states may not vote in federal elections until they are 5 years old

• state governments were to be republican in structure (this provision was repeated in the U.S. Constitution)

Which groups of people were forcibly removed from the Northwest Territory when the U.S. Government took over the land?

• Pennsylvanians

• Native Americans

• The Dutch

• The Spanish

Why did the U.S. Government want to sell the land in the Northwest Territory?

• Because they had few other ways of making money

• Because they no longer needed the land

• Because they wanted the British to clear the land of Native Americans

• Because they saw that other people wanted it more

Was slavery allowed in the Northwest Territory?

• Yes

• No

• Not at first, but was allowed later

• At first yes, but would later be abolished

The Northwest Ordinance created a way for the U.S. Government to create new (a)  

Which of the following was NOT in the Constitution?

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

• Checks & Balances

• Instructions on how to add new states

The Federal (national) Government could not stop Daniel Shays because...

• They had no money

• They were secretly supporting him

• They did not have the power to raise an army

• They did not know it was happening until it was too late

The Constitution was written because...

• The nation needed rules to follow to make it work

• The Declaration of Independence failed

• The Articles of Confederation was too oppressive to the people

• The people petitioned for it to be created

What is "Popular Sovereignty?"

• The king has all the power within the country

• The people of a country have absolute power within the borders of the country

• Congress has all power within the borders of the country

• The branches of government share all power within the country

Which of the following was NOT a reason why the Constitution was written?

• The national (federal) government couldn't create an army

• The national (federal) government couldn't tax their people

• The national (federal) government couldn't enforce it's laws

• The state governments were working well together