The Northwest Ordinance

What was the Northwest Ordinance?

• A Law

• A place in America

• A Rule

• A Colonist

Did the new U.S Government encourage American Settlers to move West?

• Yes!

• No!

The Americans were happy about moving Westward. Why?

• They would have more food

• They could leave their families

• They were eager for new opportunities the unsettled land might provide

• They were excited to be friends with the Native Americans

What did the Northwest Ordinance allow?

• It allowed Congress to divide the Northwest Ordinance into 7 separate territories

• It allowed Congress to divide the Northwest Territory into 4-6 separate territories, establish a government, and become a state.

• It allowed the new territories to have governments and become states

• It allowed the new territories to become colonies.

The Northwest Ordinance Law meant that settlers living in the Northwest Territory would have the same...

• Houses as Americans living in the original 13 States

• Food as Americans living in the original 13 Colonies

• Rights as Americans Living in the original States

What were the Americans called before the Revolutionary War?

• Settlers

• Native Americans

• Colonists

• Britians

What were the Colonies called after America won its freedom?

• States

• Cities

• Towns

• Countries

What law banned slavery, encouraged education, and set a policy of fair treatment for American Indians living in the Territory?

• The Tax Law

• The Northwest Ordinance

• King George Document

Beliefs that support democracy, such as FREEDOM, JUSTICE, and EQUALITY.

• Fair Ideals

• Territory Ideals

• Northwest Ideals

• Democratic Ideals