APUSH period 4 part 1 version 2

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 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 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

Which of the following was NOT a democratic ideal of the Northwest Ordinance?

• All individuals living in the territory had the right to vote

• Slavery was to be banned in all parts of the NW territory.

• Citizens living in the territory were granted the right to a trial by a jury.

• Congress would appoint a group of five leaders to govern the territory.

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________. 

• The ability of Congress to tax.
• The inability of Congress to tax.
• The ability of Congress to declare war.
• The ability of Congress to create courts.

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

• strong
• average
• weak
• federal

The ________ Branch of government has courts which decide if laws are fair.

• Judicial
• Executive
• Legislative
• Bicameral

How many people were required to live in a territory before it could elect a legislature?

• 5,000
• 60,000
• 10,000
• 500

The Northwest Ordinance said that slavery was illegal in the Northwest Territory

• True
• False

What does ratification mean?

• To deny

• to ask for

• to demand

• to approve