The Land Ordinance (1785) and the Northwest Ordinance (1787)

After the Revolutionary War, the British gave up what with the Treaty of Paris?

• The British gave up territory which is now known as Florida. 

• The British gave up their land east of the Mississippi to the 13 Colonies.

Which two documents created during the Articles of Confederation helped the colonies divide up this new Northwest Territory?

• The Constitution and the Articles of Confederation

• The Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.

• The Constitution and the Land Ordinance of 1787.

What did the Northwest Ordinance guarantee would be done with the new Northwest Territory?

• The Northwest Ordinance provided a way for the land which had been claimed by other 13 States to become states of their own. They would become new states!

• The Northwest Ordinance guaranteed the Northwest Territory would be divided evenly between the original 13 States. They would each grow bigger!

Which is NOT TRUE about the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• The first states to become states AFTER independence from the British were Ohio and Tennessee. 

• Slavery was outlawed in the Northwest Territory.

When could a territory apply to become a state according to the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• Once they had 70,000 residents

• Once they had 60,000 residents

According to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, whose rights were supposed to be protected?

• Native Americans

• Mexican Americans

• The Spanish

Which other historical document ties into these two Ordinances?

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence