The Northwest Ordinance

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Which of the following states was NOT part of the Northwest Territory? Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania

Front

By winning what war did the U.S. gain the land from the Atlantic in the east to the Mississippi River in the West?

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The Revolutionary War

Front

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

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Because the land was totally empty

Front

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)

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To own slaves

Front

Which of the following did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 set land aside for in every township?
Police stations, A fort, City Halls, Schools

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Schools

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When a territory gained _______ free adult people, it could write a Constitution and apply to the U.S. government to become a state

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60,000

Front

Why did Thomas Jefferson want to make new states out of the Northwest Territory?

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So existing states won't fight over the land

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The lasting impact of the Northwest ordinance of 1787 was...

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that it provided instructions on how the U.S. should add new states to the U.S. in the future.