Northwest Ordinance Practice

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

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

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

How many steps are there to statehood?

• 10

• 2

• 12

• 3

Congress appoints a governor, secretary, and 3 judges to govern people in a territory

• 1st Step to Statehood

• 2nd Step to Statehood

• 3rd Step to Statehood

• Ohio is the BEST state

Population of the territory includes at least 5,000 free adult males. Residents elect political leaders.

• 1st Step to Statehood

• 2nd Step to Statehood

• 3rd Step to Statehood

• Ohio is the BEST state

Population reaches 60,000 free men and women, territory applies for statehood. Representatives draft a state constitution and give to the U.S. Congress for approval.

• 1st Step to Statehood

• 2nd Step to Statehood

• 3rd Step to Statehood

• Ohio is the BEST state

What did the Northwest Ordinance forbid (not allow) to occur in the Northwest Territory?

• gambling
• slave owning
• war
• squatting