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WorksheetsNW Ordinance & War of 1812
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 18mins
What was the first plan for government in the new United States called?
Articles of Constitution
U.S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
After the colonies declared their independence, they became ___ states.
1
50
13
17
Americans soon realized that the Articles of Confederation was too ___.
powerful
weak
confusing
government
The peace treaty with Great Britain after The American Revolution gave the land known as ______ to the United States.
The Northwest Territory
The Proclamation Line of 1763
The Southeast Territory
The Ohio River
The Northwest Territory eventually became these states.
Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana
California, Texas, Washington, Oregon, New Mexico
Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin
Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Massachusetts
The plan for government for The Northwest Territory was called The ___.
Declaration of Independence
United States Constitution
President of the United States
Northwest Ordinance
The first step in the Three-Step Plan to Statehood from the Northwest Ordinance was ___.
Congress would appoint leaders for the state.
Apply to become a state.
Raise $60,000
Elect leaders for the territory.
The second step in the Three-Step Plan to Statehood was ___
When the population reached 5,000 free, white men, the citizens could elect representatives.
Write a letter to the president.
When the population reached 60,000 free, white men, the citizens could elect representatives.
Write a state constitution.
The third step in The Three-Step Plan to Statehood was ___.
When the population reached 1 million, apply to become a state.
Write a letter to the president.
Decide on a city to be the state capital.
When the population reached 60,000 apply to become a state.
The dividing line between free and slave states was ___.
The Ohio River
The Mississippi River
The Appalachian Mountains
Florida
The Northwest Ordinance guaranteed people the right to ___.
a trial by jury & right to bail
a public education
freedom of religion
all of these answers
The Northwest Ordinance stated what about Native Americans?
They had to give up their land to settlers.
They could live in Ohio but not Indiana.
Their land had to be shared with settlers.
Their land would not be taken from them without their agreement.
The new U.S. Constitution provided a much stronger national government with a ___, a ____, and a ____.
Declaration of Independence, Northwest Ordinance, and Articles of Confederation
President, Congress, & Supreme Court
liberty, justice, & for all
Mayor, Governor, & President
The first permanent settlement in Ohio was built in 1788. The settlement was named ___ and it became the capital of the Northwest Territory.
Pickletown
Washington
Columbus
Marietta
A major difference between Ohio's Constitution and the U.S. Constitution was that ___.
The U.S. Constitution prohibited slavery, but the Ohio Constitution did not.
The Ohio Constitution prohibited slavery, but the U.S. Constitution did not.
The Ohio Constitution was written in ink, but the U.S. Constitution was not
The Ohio Constitution was strong, and the U.S. Constitution was weak.
Like the U.S. Constitution, the Ohio Constitution provided a ____ & a ___.
army and navy
declaration and independence
voting and religion
chief executive and two-house legislature
In ___, Ohio became the nation's ___ state.
1803
17th
1900
20th
1950
12th
1860
1st
During the American Revolution, attempts were made to get the Native Americans to be ___.
American
soldiers
rebels
neutral
Native Americans sided with the British because they___.
promised to preserve tribal lands in exchange for their support
had a better army
paid them
seized them off of ships and forced them to work in the British Navy
The British wanted to create a Native American nation to act as a ___ between the United States and British colonists in Canada.
barrier
border
protest
impressment
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.
constitution
U.S. President
George Washington
military force
General Anthony Wayne was sent to fight tribes led by Little Turtle and Blue Jacket in the Battle of ___.
Lake Erie
The Thames
Tippecanoe
Fallen Timbers
After the Battle of Fallen Timbers, most tribes agreed to give up their claims to lands in Ohio in the ___.
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Greenville
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Washington
Tecumseh and The Prophet organized Native American tribes, but were attacked and defeated in the Battle of ___.
Tippecanoe
The Thames
Fallen Timbers
Lake Erie
The seizing of U.S. sailors by the British navy was known as ___ and was a major cause of the War of 1812.
seizure
kidnapping
protesting
impressment
Other causes of the War of 1812 were ___.
Select all that are true.
Great Britain was supplying the Native Americans with weapons
taxation without representation
The Boston Massacre
Some U.S. Congressmen wanted to take British land in Canada
___ wrote the words to "The Star Spangled Banner" during a battle of the War of 1812.
Scott Francis Key
Key Scott Francis
Francis Key Scott
Francis Scott Key
In 1813, Admiral Oliver Perry led American ships to victory over the British in the Battle of ___.
The Thames
Lake Erie
Tippecanoe
Fallen Timbers
Who won the War of 1812?
the British
the United States
Native Americans
no one
What were some results of the War of 1812 for the United States?
Choose all that are true.
worldwide respect
Impressment stopped
The British gave up their land in Canada
The Great Lakes were shared between the U.S. and Great Britain
What was a result of the War of 1812 for Native Americans?
They gave up their land west of the Mississippi River.
They gave up their land east of the Mississippi River.
They gained land North of the Ohio River.
They lost land south of the Ohio River.
