Lesson 6.6-Expansion & Settlement

A pair of geographic features in the Northwest Territory that made it attractive for settlement in the late 1700s was its

• rivers and lakes.

• hills and mountains.

• deserts and plains

• hills and valleys.

For settlers in the Northwest Territory during the late 1700s, an important geographical feature was the

• Appalachians.

• Great Lakes.

• New Orleans harbor.

• Rocky Mountains.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 addressed the issue of statehood in the Northwest Territory by

• forcing existing states to give up claims to land in the territory.

• outlining the process for forming new states in the territory.

• determining that the territory would be considered one large state.

• dividing the territory into a grid and awarding it to different states.

The Northwest Ordinance stated that once 5,000 adult males lived in a district, it became

• a settlement.

• a state.

• a territory.

• an independent country.

According to the Northwest Ordinance, a territory became a state when it

• had 5,000 adult males.

• had 60,000 adult males.

• voted to outlaw slavery.

• offered freedom of religion.

How did the Northwest Ordinance increase sectionalism in the United States?

• It put the territory under one government.

• It ensured religious freedom.

• It laid out a way for territories to become states.

• It made slavery illegal.

Why did President Thomas Jefferson want control of New Orleans?

• to control trade along the Mississippi River

• to control the island of Haiti in the Caribbean

• to increase the amount of land available for settlement

• to increase the likelihood of finding a water route to the Pacific

Why did France want to sell the Louisiana Territory?

• to fund its European wars

• to create a North American empire

• to fund its war against Haitian revolutionaries

• to control economic conditions in the United States

Why was the Mississippi River important to the United States in the late 1700s?

• It connected the Northwest Territory with the port of New Orleans.

• t connected the Northwest Territory with the Louisiana Territory and the Caribbean.

• It gave Western settlers a way of traveling to and from distant places.

• It allowed Western farmers to transport goods to and from distant markets.

Which statement best describes the Louisiana Purchase?

• The US sent two representatives to buy the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.

• Napoléon bought the Louisiana Territory from the US in 1803 and began governing immediately.

• President Jefferson and Napoléon fought over the Louisiana Territory in 1803, and the US won.

• President Jefferson stopped the sale of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 because it was unconstitutional.