Question 1

The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it —

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established a method for admitting new states to the Union

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proposed treaties with American Indians to allow the peaceful settlement of new territories

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more than doubled the size of the United States

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encouraged state legislatures to ratify the Constitution

Question 2

How did the provisions of the Northwest Ordinance affect U.S. expansion?

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By establishing a process for territories to govern themselves

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By funding a transportation network in uninhabited regions

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By promoting the growth of southern plantation economies

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By creating a national bank to loan money to land investors

Question 3

After the end of the Revolutionary War, states were eager to expand into newly available territory. The states of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia argued over competing claims to land west of the Appalachian Mountains. This conflict was addressed by the  —

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Northwest Ordinance

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Wilmot Proviso

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Missouri Compromise

Question 4

The Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the United States by instituting a —

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process through which states could be added to the Union

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procedure for military takeovers of existing countries

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compromise line that prohibited slavery in the West

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method to purchase territory from foreign powers

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