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

Which of the following states was NOT part of the Northwest Territory?

• Wisconsin

• Minnesota

• Michigan

• Pennsylvania

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

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.