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Northwest Ordinance

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

The Northwest Territory was located...

a)

north and west of the Ohio River, including present day Ohio

b)

south and east of the Louisiana Purchase

c)

in the present day Northwest region, including the states of Oregon and Washington

d)

in present day Canada

2.

Which of the following present day states were a part of the Northwest Territory (select all that apply)

a)

Ohio

b)

Michigan

c)

Indiana

d)

Illinois

e)

Wisconsin

3.

Which of the following was NOT a rule required by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

a)

Freedom of religious worship without government interference

b)

Taxpayer supported education from grade school through college

c)

Slavery and indentured servitude was outlawed

d)

All Native Americans would be granted citizenship within five years

4.

The first article of the Northwest Ordinance and Amendment 1 of the U.S. Constitution both guarantee:

a)

Freedom of religion

b)

The right to peaceably protest

c)

Freedom of the press

d)

The right to own a firearm

5.

Under the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, if a person were convicted of a crime, it would be possible for that person to be sentenced to become:

a)

an indentured servant

b)

an exile

c)

the President of the United States

d)

a representative of his or her district in Congress

6.

According to the Northwest Ordinance, religion, morality, and knowledge are all necessary for: (select all the apply)

a)

a good government

b)

the happiness of mankind

c)

men to be granted citizenship

d)

a person who would represent the people of the territory in congress

7.

Slavery was allowed in southern states, which, at the time, bordered the Northwest Territory. If a slave were to run away from the South and make it to the Northwest Territory, would that slave be considered a free person?

a)

No, the NW Ordinance specifically said they would be returned if bounty hunters came looking for them.

b)

Yes, slavery was outlawed unless that person had committed a crime

c)

No, a person can never be truly free from the constraints of society.

d)

Yes, once any person entered the NW Territory, they would be issued citizenship papers.

8.

The Northwest Ordinance is important to study because... (select all that apply)

a)

The NW Ordinance lays some of the the groundwork for the US Constitution

b)

The NW Ordinance put Enlightenment ideas into law

c)

False

d)

Mr. Vanhorn and Mr. Hickerson say so (You had better include this one in your selections!)

9.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 addressed a need for _______________ in the Northwest Territory and established precedents for the future governing of the United States.

a)

government

b)

freedom

c)

land ownership

d)

additional indentured servitude

10.

In what year was the NW Ordinance ratified?

a)

1787

b)

1482

c)

1776

d)

1864

11.

Which documents are in the correct chronological order?

a)

Declaration of Independence, Northwest Ordinance, The Constitution

b)

Northwest Ordinance, Declaration of Independence, The Constitution

c)

The Constitution, Northwest Ordinance, Declaration of Independence

d)

Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Northwest Ordinance