Tutoring: 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 documents are in the correct chronological order?

• Declaration of Independence, Northwest Ordinance, The Constitution

• Northwest Ordinance, Declaration of Independence, The Constitution

• The Constitution, Northwest Ordinance, Declaration of Independence

• Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Northwest Ordinance

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

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

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.

What was the document that contained the first "rules" for government in the United States?

• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Confederation
• Articles of Independence

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

• 5,000
• 60,000
• 10,000
• 500