Expansion and Settlement — Quiz

Question 1

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

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It made slavery illegal.

Question 2

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

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had 60,000 adult males.

Question 3

Which statement best describes the Louisiana Purchase?

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

Question 4

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

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rivers and lakes.

Question 5

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

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Great Lakes.

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

Why did France want to sell the Louisiana Territory?

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to fund its European wars

Question 8

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

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outlining the process for forming new states in the territory.

Question 9

Why did President Thomas Jefferson want control of New Orleans?

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to control trade along the Mississippi River

Expansion and Settlement — Quiz Answers