AI: NWO

Which of the following statements accurately describes a key aspect of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• It established slavery as legal in the Northwest Territory.

• It provided for the immediate statehood of the Northwest Territory

• It guaranteed the right to bear arms for all residents of the Northwest Territory.

• It prohibited the expansion of slavery into the Northwest Territory.

What was the primary purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• To establish a federal court system in the newly acquired western territories.

• To create a system of taxation in the Northwest Territory.

• To regulate trade between the United States and other nations.

• To provide a framework for the orderly settlement and government of western territories.

The ____ _____ of 1787, among its key provisions, notably prohibited the expansion of slavery into the Northwest Territory. (2 words)

• Northwest Ordinance

• Northwest Passage

• Appalachian Mountains

• Boston Tea Party

According to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, what population threshold did a territory in the Northwest Territory need to reach before it could apply for statehood?

• 10,000 free inhabitants

• 50,000 free inhabitants

• 60,000 free inhabitants

• 100,000 free inhabitants

The The Articles of Confederation was

• First constitution of the United States of America

• First way out of England

• Northwest Passage a route to Asia

• 13 Colonies: New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southern

What was the primary reason the Articles of Confederation established a weak central government?

• What was the primary reason the Articles of Confederation established a weak central government?

• To create a strong executive branch with a powerful president.

• To prevent a strong, centralized authority and maintain more power with the individual states.

• To establish a system of checks and balances between the central government and the states.