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NW Ordinance & War of 1812

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first plan for government in the new United States called?

a)

Articles of Constitution

b)

U.S. Constitution

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Articles of Confederation

2.

After the colonies declared their independence, they became ___ states.

a)

1

b)

50

c)

13

d)

17

3.

Americans soon realized that the Articles of Confederation was too ___.

a)

powerful

b)

weak

c)

confusing

d)

government

4.

The peace treaty with Great Britain after The American Revolution gave the land known as ______ to the United States.

a)

The Northwest Territory

b)

The Proclamation Line of 1763

c)

The Southeast Territory

d)

The Ohio River

5.

The Northwest Territory eventually became these states.

a)

Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana

b)

California, Texas, Washington, Oregon, New Mexico

c)

Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin

d)

Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Massachusetts

6.

The plan for government for The Northwest Territory was called The ___.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

United States Constitution

c)

President of the United States

d)

Northwest Ordinance

7.

The first step in the Three-Step Plan to Statehood from the Northwest Ordinance was ___.

a)

Congress would appoint leaders for the state.

b)

Apply to become a state.

c)

Raise $60,000

d)

Elect leaders for the territory.

8.

The second step in the Three-Step Plan to Statehood was ___

a)

When the population reached 5,000 free, white men, the citizens could elect representatives.

b)

Write a letter to the president.

c)

When the population reached 60,000 free, white men, the citizens could elect representatives.

d)

Write a state constitution.

9.

The third step in The Three-Step Plan to Statehood was ___.

a)

When the population reached 1 million, apply to become a state.

b)

Write a letter to the president.

c)

Decide on a city to be the state capital.

d)

When the population reached 60,000 apply to become a state.

10.

The dividing line between free and slave states was ___.

a)

The Ohio River

b)

The Mississippi River

c)

The Appalachian Mountains

d)

Florida

11.

The Northwest Ordinance guaranteed people the right to ___.

a)

a trial by jury & right to bail

b)

a public education

c)

freedom of religion

d)

all of these answers

12.

The Northwest Ordinance stated what about Native Americans?

a)

They had to give up their land to settlers.

b)

They could live in Ohio but not Indiana.

c)

Their land had to be shared with settlers.

d)

Their land would not be taken from them without their agreement.

13.

The new U.S. Constitution provided a much stronger national government with a ___, a ____, and a ____.

a)

Declaration of Independence, Northwest Ordinance, and Articles of Confederation

b)

President, Congress, & Supreme Court

c)

liberty, justice, & for all

d)

Mayor, Governor, & President

14.

The first permanent settlement in Ohio was built in 1788. The settlement was named ___ and it became the capital of the Northwest Territory.

a)

Pickletown

b)

Washington

c)

Columbus

d)

Marietta

15.

A major difference between Ohio's Constitution and the U.S. Constitution was that ___.

a)

The U.S. Constitution prohibited slavery, but the Ohio Constitution did not.

b)

The Ohio Constitution prohibited slavery, but the U.S. Constitution did not.

c)

The Ohio Constitution was written in ink, but the U.S. Constitution was not

d)

The Ohio Constitution was strong, and the U.S. Constitution was weak.

16.

Like the U.S. Constitution, the Ohio Constitution provided a ____ & a ___.

a)

army and navy

b)

declaration and independence

c)

voting and religion

d)

chief executive and two-house legislature

17.

In ___, Ohio became the nation's ___ state.

a)

1803

17th

b)

1900

20th

c)

1950

12th

d)

1860

1st

18.

During the American Revolution, attempts were made to get the Native Americans to be ___.

a)

American

b)

soldiers

c)

rebels

d)

neutral

19.

Native Americans sided with the British because they___.

a)

promised to preserve tribal lands in exchange for their support

b)

had a better army

c)

paid them

d)

seized them off of ships and forced them to work in the British Navy

20.

The British wanted to create a Native American nation to act as a ___ between the United States and British colonists in Canada.

a)

barrier

b)

border

c)

protest

d)

impressment

21.

The new U.S. government felt that Native American tribes had given up the right to their lands by siding with the British in the American Revolution, but didn't have the ____ to make them leave.

a)

constitution

b)

U.S. President

c)

George Washington

d)

military force

22.

General Anthony Wayne was sent to fight tribes led by Little Turtle and Blue Jacket in the Battle of ___.

a)

Lake Erie

b)

The Thames

c)

Tippecanoe

d)

Fallen Timbers

23.

After the Battle of Fallen Timbers, most tribes agreed to give up their claims to lands in Ohio in the ___.

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Treaty of Greenville

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Treaty of Washington

24.

Tecumseh and The Prophet organized Native American tribes, but were attacked and defeated in the Battle of ___.

a)

Tippecanoe

b)

The Thames

c)

Fallen Timbers

d)

Lake Erie

25.

The seizing of U.S. sailors by the British navy was known as ___ and was a major cause of the War of 1812.

a)

seizure

b)

kidnapping

c)

protesting

d)

impressment

26.

Other causes of the War of 1812 were ___.

Select all that are true.

a)

Great Britain was supplying the Native Americans with weapons

b)

taxation without representation

c)

The Boston Massacre

d)

Some U.S. Congressmen wanted to take British land in Canada

27.

___ wrote the words to "The Star Spangled Banner" during a battle of the War of 1812.

a)

Scott Francis Key

b)

Key Scott Francis

c)

Francis Key Scott

d)

Francis Scott Key

28.

In 1813, Admiral Oliver Perry led American ships to victory over the British in the Battle of ___.

a)

The Thames

b)

Lake Erie

c)

Tippecanoe

d)

Fallen Timbers

29.

Who won the War of 1812?

a)

the British

b)

the United States

c)

Native Americans

d)

no one

30.

What were some results of the War of 1812 for the United States?

Choose all that are true.

a)

worldwide respect

b)

Impressment stopped

c)

The British gave up their land in Canada

d)

The Great Lakes were shared between the U.S. and Great Britain

31.

What was a result of the War of 1812 for Native Americans?

a)

They gave up their land west of the Mississippi River.

b)

They gave up their land east of the Mississippi River.

c)

They gained land North of the Ohio River.

d)

They lost land south of the Ohio River.