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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why was the Northwest Ordinance created?
To make the United States bigger
To pay off debt from the war
Because Thomas Jefferson wanted to make it
People were tired of living on the East coast
- 2. Multiple Choice
How many states were being added to the Northwest Territory?
3
4
5
6
- 3. Multiple Choice
True or False: Slavery was allowed in the Northwest Ordinance.
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which was NOT a state formed in the Northwest Territory?
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
- 5. Multiple Choice
True or False: According to the Northwest Ordinance, the first step to becoming a state was to write a Constitution?
TRUE
FALSE
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following were rights of citizens living in the Northwest Territory? (Click all that apply)
Trial by jury
Religious Freedom
Guaranteed elementary education for all children
Guaranteed bail
- 7. Multiple Choice
In order for someone to vote in the Northwest Territory they had to be what?
A rich family
a white male who owns 50 acres
Anyone
Anyone over 21 who owns land
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was the significance of the Northwest Ordinance?
It established procedures to limit the settlement in the western territories.
It sought to limit the individual rights of Native American Indians
It established a plan for admitting new states into the Union.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Select all of the statement which were part of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Congress would appoint a group of five leaders to govern the territory
All individuals living in the territiory had the right to vote.
The territorial Governor had to deliver a State of the Union to Congress.
Slavery was to be banned in all parts of the Northwest territory.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which statement is most accurate concerning the Northwest Ordinance?
The issue of slavery was largely ignored in the document.
Hunters of runaway slaves were barred from entering the territory.
Slavery was abolished in the Northwest Territory
All males were given the right to vote.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Select all of the following that were precedents set by the Northwest Ordinance?
Established the precedent for the admission of new states into the Union.
Established the practice for President to serve for only two terms of office.
Established a mechanism for funding public education in the future.
Established the precedent by which a President would select advisors to head executive departments.
- 12. Multiple Choice
The Northwest Ordinance provided division of lands acquired from Britain after the American Revolution.
True
False
- 13. Multiple Choice
The Northwest Ordinances support public school by providing a section of land devoted to education.
True
False
- 14. Multiple Choice
The Northwest Territory was made up of land ____________ of the Mississippi River.
North
East
South
West
- 15. Multiple Choice
The Land Ordinance of 1785 decided how land in the Northwest Territory would be ________________.
sold
measured and divided
given to the Indians
given back to the British
- 16. Multiple Choice
Under the Northwest Ordinance, people in the Northwest Territory were guaranteed rights including ________________.
freedom of money
freedom to do whatever they want
freedom of religion
- 17. Multiple Choice
After and area in the Northwest Territory reached 5,000 free, adult, white, men, they could elect a _______________.
Governor
President
Legislature
Judge
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