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WorksheetsNorthwest Territory/Ordinance - Chp. 4 Lesson 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the document that contained the first "rules" for government in the United States?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Declaration of Confederation
d)
Articles of Independence
2.
An area of land that is part of a country but not yet a state is called this term.
a)
province
b)
township
c)
territory
d)
section
3.
Which branch of government "makes the laws"? Congress represents this branch.
a)
executive
b)
judicial
c)
legislative
d)
representative
4.
The Land Ordinance of 1785 called for lands west of these mountains to be measured.
a)
Andes
b)
Alps
c)
Appalachian
d)
Rocky
5.
A synonym for ordinance is law.
a)
true
b)
false
6.
The Land Ordinance of 1785 called for land to be surveyed into 6 by 6 miles squares called ??
a)
counties
b)
sections
c)
townships
d)
regions
7.
Each 6 by 6 mile square land areas had a total of ???? square mile sections in it.
a)
12
b)
640
c)
36
d)
18
8.
How many acres are in a square mile? Hint: If you had to pay $1 an acre for it you get the same answer:)
a)
36
b)
64
c)
360
d)
640
9.
According to the Land Ordinance of 1785, one section of each township was to be used to support ????
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
schools
d)
farmers
10.
In 1787, Congress passed the ???? Ordinance.
a)
Territory
b)
Northeast
c)
Northwest
d)
Township
11.
What was the name Congress gave to the lands that were won from the British after the Revolution?
a)
Northwest Territory
b)
Indian Territory
c)
Canada
d)
Black Swamp
12.
What was the total number of "steps" for a territory to become a state according to the Northwest Ordinance?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
13.
This man was named the first governor of the Northwest Territory.
a)
Arthur St. James
b)
Arthur St. Clair
c)
Arthur St. George
d)
Arthur St. Clark
14.
When ????? white men lived in a territory, a legislature would be elected.
a)
500
b)
5,000
c)
50,000
d)
500,000
15.
When a territory had a population of ????? a constitution could be written and the territory could become a state.
a)
5,000
b)
6,000
c)
50,000
d)
60,000
16.
What year did Ohio become a state?
a)
1703
b)
1803
c)
1813
d)
1823
17.
How many states in total were admitted to the United States from the Northwest Territory?
a)
3
b)
5
c)
7
d)
4
18.
Settlers of the Northwest Territory were given the same rights or freedoms as other United States citizens.
a)
true
b)
false
19.
Which of the following was NOT a right guaranteed to citizens living in the Northwest Territory?
a)
freedom of speech
b)
right to worship
c)
trial by jury
d)
right to cause panic
20.
What did the Northwest Ordinance forbid (not allow) to occur in the Northwest Territory?
a)
gambling
b)
slave owning
c)
war
d)
squatting
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