The Northwest Ordinance

Which of the following states was NOT part of the Northwest Territory?

• Wisconsin

• Minnesota

• Michigan

• Pennsylvania

By winning what war did the U.S. gain the land from the Atlantic in the east to the Mississippi River in the West?

• The Civil War

• The Revolutionary War

• The Spanish-American War

• The War of 1812

Which of the following was NOT a reason why the U.S. government auctioned off the land in the Northwest Territory?

• To pay war debts

• Because it couldn't gain money by taxing its people

• Because it wanted Americans to farm the new land

• Because the land was totally empty

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 said that people within the territory had all of the following rights EXCEPT...

• To own slaves

• Religious freedom

• Right to a trial by a jury

• To have a say in the government (if you were a free white landowning male)

Which of the following did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 set land aside for in every township?

• Police stations

• A fort

• City Halls

• Schools

When a territory gained _______ free adult people, it could write a Constitution and apply to the U.S. government to become a state

• 5,000

• 50,000

• 60,000

• Any number of

Why did Thomas Jefferson want to make new states out of the Northwest Territory?

• So he can name one after himself

• So existing states won't fight over the land

• To better represent Native American interests

• So fur traders can have a place to call their own

The lasting impact of the Northwest ordinance of 1787 was...

• that slavery would be made illegal forever after in the U.S.

• that the U.S. was unable to compromise.

• that we would be dragged into another war.

• that it provided instructions on how the U.S. should add new states to the U.S. in the future.