U3: Northwest Ordinance

According to the Northwest Ordinance, which condition did a U.S. territory have to meet in order

to apply for statehood?

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  Have a population of sixty thousand free settlers.

• 
  Establish one public school per district.

• Hold a vote on whether to become a free of slave territory.

• 
  Have a territorial governor appointed by the President.

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Which document complete this excerpt?

• Declaration of Independence

• Northwest Ordinance

• Treaty of Paris

• Louisiana Purchase

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What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?

• To create a process for creating new states in the U.S.

• To create a process for establishing trade with foreign nations.

• To create a process for outlawing slavery on the Southern states.

• To create a process for establishing state armies in the U.S.

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Correctly identify the three things that the Northwest Ordinance required

to apply for statehood.

• Must have at least 60,000 population.

• Must have a state government.

• Must have a state military.

• Must be able to establish trade.

• Must not allow slavery in newly created states.

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Without the Northwest Ordinance, what problem(s) would the United States

have eventually encountered?

(NO LOVE Strategy)

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Correctly identify the states of the Northwest Ordinance.

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b

c

d

e

Michigan

Florida

California

Rhode Island

Indiana

Wisconsin

Illinois

Ohio

Texas

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