Revolutionary War and Northwest Territory

What does the term "representation" mean?

• Leaders who speak for you

• A formal meeting of representatives

• Freedom to govern themselves

• A volunteer army

What is the definition of "congress"?

• A sudden, complete change

• A formal meeting of representatives

• Freedom to govern themselves

• A volunteer army

What does "independence" refer to?

• Freedom to govern themselves

• A formal meeting of representatives

• A volunteer army

• Sudden, complete change

What was the Stamp Act?

• A tax on paper goods

• A tax on sugar

• A tax on tea

• A tax on mail

What was one effect (result) of the Revolutionary War?

• The colonists won their freedom

• The colonists lost their freedom

• The colonists gained more taxes

• The colonists formed a new congress

What was happening in Ohio during the war?

• Fighting among the Native Americans and the colonists

• A formal meeting of representatives

• Fighting among the British and the French

• The colonists won their freedom

What is the meaning of the term "debt"?

• A law

• A freedom

• Money owed

• Area of land owned by a country

What does the term "territory" refer to?

• A law

• A new country

• Money owed

• Area of land owned by a country

What is an "ordinance"?

• A law

• A freedom

• Money owed

• Area of land owned by a country

What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?

• To collect taxes

• To build roads

• To govern the Northwest Territory

• To start a war