WorksheetsThe Ordinances of 1785 & 1787
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
By winning what war did the U.S. gain the land from the Atlantic in the east to the Mississippi River in the West?
The Civil War
The Revolutionary War
The Spanish-American War
The War of 1812
Which of the following was NOT a reason why the U.S. government auctioned off the land in the Northwest Territory?
To pay war debts
Because it couldn't gain money by taxing its people
Because it wanted Americans to farm the new land
Because the land was totally empty
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 said that people within the territory had all of the following rights EXCEPT...
To own slaves
Religious freedom
Right to a trial by a jury
To have a say in the government (if you were a free white landowning male)
Which of the following did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 set land aside for in every township?
Police stations
A fort
City Halls
Schools
The lasting impact of the Northwest ordinance of 1787 was...
that slavery would be made illegal forever after in the U.S.
that the U.S. was unable to compromise.
that we would be dragged into another war.
that it provided instructions on how the U.S. should add new states to the U.S. in the future.
A document that describes the system of government and founding principles of a state, nation, or organization
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Convention
Congress
Included lands located south of the Great Lakes, north and west of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River
Northwest Ordinance
Buckeyes
OHIO
Northwest Territory
The Land Ordinance of _____________ approved the survey, division, and sale of land in the Northwest Territory.
1784
1785
1787
1803
A system for establishing and funding public education was enshrined in law with the passage of the ________________ .
Land Ordinance of 1784
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Declaration of Independence
The idea that "government gets its power from the citizens and their representatives" is known as...
democracy
'Merica
federalism
republicanism
