The Northwest Ordinance

What did the Northwest Ordinance establish?

• river routes in the U.S.

• a process to develop new states

• rights under the Constitution

• a system to elect the president

Which of the following did the Northwest Ordinance outlaw?

• slavery

• guns

• taxes

• land ownership

According to the Northwest Ordinance, how many people were needed before a territory could apply for statehood?

• 10,000

• 90,000

• 60,000

• 125,000

The Northwest Ordinances supported public school by providing a section of land devoted to education.. 

• TRUE
• FALSE

The Land Ordinance of 1785 decided how land in the Northwest Territory would be ____________

• sold
• measured and divided
• given to the Indians
• given back to the British

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)

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

What was the name Congress gave to the lands that were won from the British after the Revolution?

• Northwest Territory
• Indian Territory
• Canada
• Black Swamp

What did Congress sell to pay off their debts?

• food

• money

• they couldn't pay back their debts

• land in the Northwest Territory

Which of the following present day states were a part of the Northwest Territory (select all that apply)

• Ohio

• Michigan

• Indiana

• Illinois

• Wisconsin