7.3.1 Mastery Check

What did the British give the United States as part of the agreement to end the war?

• Control of all the land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River

• Control of all the land between the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico

• Control of all the land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

• Control of all the land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains

What was the purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• To divide the new territory into smaller pieces for sale

• To establish a temporary government for the new territory

• To negotiate treaties with Native American tribes

• To remove unauthorized White settlers from the new territory

Why did the United States need to negotiate treaties with Native American tribes?

• To force the tribes to leave through war

• To establish peaceful relations and share the land

• To gain support from the tribes in the Revolutionary War

• To pay for rights to the land and remove the tribes

What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?

• To divide the new territory into townships and sections

• To decide how many new states the territory would become

• To establish rules for incorporating the new territory into the United States

• To remove Native American tribes from the new territory

What was the main method used to remove Native Americans and unauthorized White settlers from the new territory?

• Sending a small militia to force them out

• Negotiating peaceful agreements with each tribe and settler

• Starting a war to drive them out

• Offering financial incentives for voluntary relocation

What was one of the most successful examples of Native American resistance to U.S. expansion in the Northwest Territory?

• Appeals to other European powers for support

• Organized efforts led by Chief Little Turtle and the Miami Tribe

• Peaceful protests and demonstrations by various tribes

• Legal challenges in the U.S. court system

What did the Northwest Ordinance state about the eventual admission of new states?

• The decision would be made by the Native American tribes

• The number of new states would depend on population size

• The new territory would become part of existing states

• At least three, but no more than five new states would be created

What was the main issue debated during the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

• Whether slavery should be allowed in the new territory

• How much power individual states should give up to the central government

• Whether the United States should go to war against Great Britain again

• How to divide the new territory into townships and sections

What was the purpose of Thomas Jefferson's proposed plan for the new territory?

• To negotiate treaties with Native American tribes

• To establish a temporary government for the territory

• To divide the territory into new states with specific names

• To create a system for surveying and selling the land

What was the main method used by speculators to acquire land in the new territory?

• Buying up large parcels of land for profit

• Settling on unauthorized land and claiming ownership

• Negotiating with Native American tribes for land rights

• Receiving land grants from the U.S. government