Northwest Territory Quiz

The Northwest Territory was governed by

• Edward Tiffin

• Arthur St. Clair

• Three judges

Ohio became a state in..

• 1788

• 1803

• 1797

The laws governing the Northwest Territory were called ..

• The constitution

• Maxwell’s Code

• Marietta Code

Many people settled in the Northwest Territory after peace was made with the Native Americans in

• 1795

• 1759

• 1788

Ohio’s first governor was asked to step down, who took his place?

• Edward Tiffin

• Arthur St. Clair

• William Maxwell

St. Clair belonged to a political party called the

• Republican party

• Democratic party

• Federalist party

Ohio became the

• 1st state

• 5th state

• 17th state

Ohio’s first constitution was written by

• 25 people

• 35 people

• 30 people

The ___________ act allowed the people of OHio to take the final step to statehood even without the required number of people.

• Constitution

• Political Party

• Enabling

• Democracy

Veto means to prevent becoming a law.

• True

• False