The Path to Statehood - Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: A characteristic of a ruler with absolute power is called ________.

• autocratic

• democratic

• bureaucratic

• aristocratic

Fill in the blank: A crop that is grown to be sold is called a ________.

• cash crop

• staple crop

• cover crop

• forage crop

Fill in the blank: A set of beliefs and rules of a political or social organization is called a ________.

• constitution

• monument

• currency

• anthem

Fill in the blank: Disagreements between groups is known as ________.

• factionalism

• unity

• cooperation

• agreement

Fill in the blank: The act of people moving from one country, region, or place to another is called ________.

• migration

• pollution

• deforestation

• urbanization

Fill in the blank: A law issued by a government or other official authority is called an ________.

• ordinance

• agenda

• petition

• manifesto

The Northwest Ordinance of ______ laid the foundation for new territories and states.

• 1787

• 1776

• 1803

• 1791

The Northwest Ordinance set rules for ______.

• statehood

• taxation

• foreign policy

• trade agreements

The Northwest Ordinance did not allow ______ in new territories.

• enslavement

• taxation

• immigration

• trade

The Northwest Ordinance would be the basis for the law that created the Mississippi Territory, but one significant ______ was that in the Mississippi Territory, enslavement would be allowed.

• difference

• similarity

• agreement

• tradition