Land Ordinance of 1785 and Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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The Land Ordinance of 1785 was necessary because American cities West of the Appalachian Mountains were overcrowded.

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False

Front

As a result of the Treaty of Paris and the end of the American Revolutionary War, many Americans were inclined to move West and occupy lands once held by England.

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True

Front

The national government, coupled with the state's, owed approximately 80 million dollars after the Revolutionary War. True or False?

Back

True

Front

In order to generate revenue to repay some of the Revolutionary War debt, surveyors were sent to divide up Western Lands for sale to private citizens.

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True

Front

Why was the new territory called the Northwest Territory?

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It was North and West of the Ohio River.

Front

Which States were not part of the Northwest Territory? Options: Ohio and Indiana, Michigan and Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, Washington and Oregon

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Washington and Oregon

Front

A township, according to the Land Ordinance of 1785, was

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6 square miles, divided into 36 lots, 23,040 acres.

Front

According to the Land Ordinance of 1785, one lot per township was to be reserved for education and several were to be subdivided for sale. The government wanted to prevent land barons from monopolizing all of the new lands. True or False?

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True

Front

How many free males were needed in a new territory to establish a representative assembly according to the Northwest Ordinance?

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5,000

Front

How many people needed to reside in the new territory before it could apply for statehood according to the Northwest Ordinance?

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60,000