NW Territory & Ordinance

Most of the land west of the original 13 States/Colonies was:

• Mostly unoccupied

• Densely populated

• still owned by Great Britain

• covered by water

What part of the country did the U.S. first develop outside the 13 original states?

• Southwest

• West Coast

• Deep South

• Great Lakes Region

What was the area near the Great Lakes called?

• Lakeland Territory

• Northwest Territory

• Midwest Territory

• Sub-Canada Territory

Which of these did the Northwest Ordinance NOT do?

• Native Americans promised good treatment

• Granted personal rights

• Outlawed Slavery

• Free land/cattle for new settlers

The N.W. Ordinance was written during the Constitutional Convention.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Once a state had 5,000 settlers, it could apply for statehood.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The U.S. Congress had the power to appoint governors, and judges in new territories?

• TRUE

• FALSE

How many adult male settlers did a territory have to have to elect a legislature?

• 5

• 5,000

• 50,000

• 5 million

Which of these states was NOT created by the Northwest Ordinance?

• Indiana

• Illinois

• Iowa

• Wisconsin

Check the ones that are part of the Great Lakes.

• Lake Michigan

• Lake Ontario

• Lake Ohio

• Lake Erie