U.S. History - Unit 3 (SSUSH5a) Question Preview (ID: 60080)


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Due to land ordinances during the 1780s:
a) the spread of slavery was limited in the U.S.
b) the spread of slavery was prevalent in the U.S.
c) ###
d) ####

The first territory to become a state using the Northwest Ordinance was:
a) Ohio
b) Kentucky
c) Illinois
d) Michigan

The Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance were significant because:
a) it suggested the U.S. encouraged westward expansion
b) they led to wars against Spain and France
c) they ended slavery in the U.S.
d) ####

In the U.S., a territory may apply for statehood when it reaches a population of:
a) 60,000
b) 5,000
c) 100,000
d) 35,000

According to the Northwest Ordinance, a territory was created when there was a population of:
a) 5,000 free male adults
b) 5,000 male adults
c) 5,000 adults
d) ####

What was established by the Northwest Ordinance?
a) the method by which new territories would be added to the U.S.
b) the method by which American Indians could become American citizens
c) the end of slavery in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies
d) a national policy on education initiatives

The Northwest Territory was land located:
a) north and west of the Ohio River
b) south and east of the Ohio River
c) north and west of the Mississippi River
d) south and east of the Mississippi River

A component of the Land Ordinance of 1785 was that the revenue of every 16th section of land sold would be used for:
a) public education
b) funding wars against the British and French
c) national parks
d) American Indians

Within townships that were created, they were subdivided into:
a) 36 sections... each measuring 1 square mile
b) 25 sections... each measuring 1 square mile
c) 49 sections... each measuring 2 square miles
d) 64 sections... each measuring 2 square miles

Due to the Land Ordinance of 1785, land was divided into:
a) 6-square mile rectangular townships
b) 6-square mile circular townships
c) 50-square mile rectangular townships
d) 50-square mile circular townships

The new land acquired from the 1783 Treaty of Paris was managed by:
a) the Articles of Confederation
b) the Constitution
c) the Declaration of Independence
d) The Federalist Papers

Selling land in new territories would:
a) fund the government of the U.S.
b) help pay off the war debt to the French
c) be acceptable from groups of local American Indians
d) lead to the War of 1812

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