Northwest Ordinance

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

• Ohio

• Michigan

• Indiana

• Illinois

• Wisconsin

The Northwest Territory was located...

• north and west of the Ohio River, including present day Ohio

• south and east of the Louisiana Purchase

• in the present day Northwest region, including the states of Oregon and Washington

• in present day Canada

By winning what war did the U.S. gain the land from the Atlantic in the east to the Mississippi River in the West?

• The Civil War

• The Revolutionary War

• The Spanish-American War

• The War of 1812

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)

When a territory gained _______ free adult people, it could write a Constitution and apply to the U.S. government to become a state

• 5,000

• 50,000

• 60,000

• Any number of

The lasting impact of the Northwest ordinance of 1787 was...

• that slavery would be made illegal forever after in the U.S.

• that the U.S. was unable to compromise.

• that we would be dragged into another war.

• that it provided instructions on how the U.S. should add new states to the U.S. in the future.

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

How many people were required to live in a territory before it could elect a legislature?

• 5,000
• 60,000
• 10,000
• 500

The Northwest Ordinance said that slavery was illegal in the Northwest Territory

• True
• False

What did Congress sell to pay off their debts?

• food

• money

• they couldn't pay back their debts

• land in the Northwest Territory