U3 Review: NWO

Which headline describes an event that established guidelines for the

admission of new states to the United States?

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

• 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.

Which document best completes this excerpt?

• Declaration of Independence

• Northwest Ordinance

• Treaty of Paris

• Louisiana Purchase

After the end of the American Revolution, states were eager to expand into newly available territory. The States of New York, Pennsylvania & Massachusetts argued over competing claims to the land in the Ohio River Valley. This conflict was addressed by the ---

• Missouri Compromise

• Wilmot Proviso

• Northwest Ordinance

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

Correctly identify the states of the Northwest Ordinance.

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d

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Illinois

New York

Pennsylvania

Michigan

Wisconsin

Georgia

Virginia

Indiana

Ohio

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 constitution.

• Must not allow slavery in newly created states.

• Must have a state military.

• Must be able to establish trade.