Northwest Territory

A synonym for the word "ordinance" is

• law

• soldier

• state

• territory

According to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, one section of land in each township was set aside for...

• farms

• schools

• a courthouse

• a jail

Choose two reasons why the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was written.

• to tell how a territory could become a state

• to make the territory more diverse

• to set laws on how the territory was to be governed

• to bring peace between the French and the British

What state was the first state formed from land in the Northwest Territory?

• West Virginia

• Flordia

• Ohio

• Pennsylvania

Some of the land in the Northwest Territory was given to ...

• Native Americans

• wealthy tax collectors

• King George

• Revolutianary War soldiers

How many men did an area need in order to apply for statehood?

• 5,000

• 50,000

• 60,000

• 6,000

What does the Bill of Rights do?

• requires Americans to worship the same God

• organizes the federal government

• protects the rights of citizens

• gives the president the power to declare war

What did the Northwest Ordinance say about slavery?

• Ohio needed 60,000 slaves to become a state.

• It did not mention slavery.

• Slavery was allowed.

• Slavery was banned

What describes Ohio's population in the years between 1800 and today?

• Most people in Ohio share the same background.

• The population became larger and more diverse.

• The population has stayed the same.

• Most people moved out of the state.

Which physical features draw the borders of the Northwest Territory?

• The Ohio River and the Mississippi River

• The Great Miami River and the Ohio River

• The Muskingham River and the Mississippi River

• The Mississippi River and the Scioto River