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STAAR Review - Northwest Ordinance

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which headline describes an event that established guidelines for the admission of new states to the United States?

a)

b)

c)

d)

2.

According to the Northwest Ordinance, which condition did a U.S. territory have to meet in order to apply for statehood?

a)

Have a population of 60,000 free settlers

b)

Hold a vote on whether to become a free or slave territory

c)

Establish one public school per district

d)

Have a territorial governor appointed by the president

3.

According to the guidelines set by the Northwest Ordinance, what size population of free settlers did a territory need to apply for statehood?

(a)  

4.

The ​ (a)   established a government, outlined the process for admitting a new ​ (b)   to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original 13 states.

Choose from the below words
Northwest Ordinance
state
Treaty of Paris
Great Compromise
dollar bill
government
5.

How did the provisions of the Northwest Ordinance affect U.S. expansion?

a)

By funding a transportation network in uninhabited regions

b)

By establishing a process for territories to govern themselves

c)

By promoting the growth of southern plantation economies

d)

By creating a national bank to loan money to land investors

6.

The Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the United States by instituting a -

a)

method to purchase territory from foreign powers

b)

procedure for military takeovers of existing countries

c)

process through which states could be added to the Union

d)

compromise line that prohibited slavery in the West

7.

The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it -

a)

more than doubled the size of the United States

b)

established a method for admitting new states to the Union

c)

encouraged state legislatures to ratify the Constitution

d)

proposed treaties with American Indians to allow the peaceful settlement of new territories

8.

After the end of the Revolutionary War, states were eager to expand into newly available territory. The states of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia argued over competing claims to land west of the Appalachian Mountains. This conflict was addressed by the ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Northwest Ordinance
Missouri Compromise
Wilmot Proviso
Kansas-Nebraska Act
9.

What area did the Northwest Ordinance affect?