How Indiana became a state

• The American Revolution led to Indiana becoming a state because..

• • The British lost and gave up land to the west to the American colonist

• The British named the land for the Indians

• Indiana needed to be won through war

• Indiana was the reason the British wanted to fight the colonist.

• The Northwest Ordinance led to Indiana becoming a state because it..

• • set rules for selling people on the land

• • set rules for selling land

• set rules for the people to follow which discouraged people to come to Indiana

• • Set rules for the people and made it illegal to own slaves which encouraged people to move to Indiana

• The Treaty of Greenville led to Indiana becoming a state because it..

• • set rules for selling land to only Native Americans

• • it made any green land belong to the Native Americans and any brown land belong to colonist

• • made the Native Americans move off the Northwest territory and gave money to the native Americans for the land. This made people feel more safe to live in Indians

• • Set rules for the people and made it illegal to own slaves which encouraged people to move to Indiana

• The Land Ordinance led to Indian becoming a state by setting three rules for how people could sell the new land. The three rules are...

• • give the land away for free

• sell land to settlers and merchants

• divide the land into townships

• set aside land for schools

• only sell land to merchants

Indiana needed ____________ people to apply for statehood

• 10,000

• 30,000

• 60,000

• 100,000

Why did Indiana want to be a state based on what they said in the Preamble?

• They were ready to be a state

• They wanted the government to make all the laws

• They wanted to help make laws like the other states

• They wanted to get the tax money to get rich.

• They wanted slavery to be allowed in Indiana

Who was Indiana's first governor?

• George Rogers Clark

• George Washington

• Jonathon Jennings

• Tenskwatawa

Jonathon Jennings was a delegate who was president over the meetings to help write the......

• U.S. Constitution

• Rules for owning slaves

• Indiana Constitution

• Treaty of Paris