Westward Expansion pt 1

What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?

• to sell off parcels of land in the NW Territory.

• provide steps for territories to become states

• outlaw slavery in the NW Territory

• all of these are correct

When did Indiana become a state?

• 1805

• 1816

• 1820

• 1832

Why were rivers so important to the development of the U.S.?

• they were the best routes west

• used for transportation of goods

• source of water for farming

• all of these are correct

What was the American System?

• the development of the 2 house legislature

• economic policy that would benefit agriculture, merchants, and industry

• the division of slave and free states

• the development of a banking system

Who created the American System?

• Daniel Webster

• Henry Clay

• John Freemont

• Martin Van Buren

What new technology helped with river travel?

• the electric motor

• the gas engine

• the steamboat

• large oars for flatboats

What were geographic challenges for those moving west?

• traveling long distances

• crossing harsh terrain

• crossing mountains

• all of these

The Erie Canal would be used to transport goods from the NW Territory to ___.

• Ohio

• Pennsylvania

• New York

• Virginia

Women gained more equality in the West becuase there were so few of them.

• True

• False

People who moved to the West had a high regard for ____.

• gun control

• division of the classes

• well defined male and female roles

• democracy