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

In what year was the NW Ordinance ratified?

• 1787

• 1482

• 1776

• 1864

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)

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