Who did the French trade with in present-day Canada and along the Great Lakes? What item did they hope to get from the Native Americans through trading?
Native Americans.
Fur.
100
The Northwest Territory was divided into squares called ___________________.
townships
100
What did settlers first disagree over in the Northwest Territory?
They disagreed over who owned the land.
100
Name all six of the Great Lakes states.
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
100
What is the name of a person that makes maps?
Cartographer
200
What French explorers led the expedition to explore the Mississippi River territory?
Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette.
200
How much did the United States government sell land for in the Northwest Territory?
As little as a dollar per acre.
200
How did most of the settlers travel to the Northwest Territory?
Most combined water and land travel, using large boats that could carry their wagons and horses for part of the journey.
200
How many people had to live in a territory before it became a state?
60,000 people
200
What are people called that help another country fight in a war?
Allies
300
How did most towns and cities start out in this region?
(Hint: What were these areas originally?)
They started out as trading posts.
300
Explain in detail how each township was divided in the Northwest Territory.
Each township measured 6 miles and was divided into 36 smaller square sections to be sold to setters. One section in each township was set aside for a school.
300
Bonus Square! Congratulations!
300 points
300
Where did pioneers to this region first settle?
The eastern part of the territory.
300
What is a set of laws?
Ordinances
400
Why were France and Britain fighting against each other in the French and Indian War?
They both wanted to claim the land around the Ohio River valley (Great Lakes region).
400
What did the United States do in 1785 to plan for the settlement of these new lands?
Surveyed, or measured, the land.
400
Name 2 ways that settlers used the natural resources around them to feed their families.
Settlers grew crops, raised livestock, and hunted deer, rabibits and other animals in the forest.
400
Why did people in these new Great Lakes states decide to put the state capital in the middle of the state?
So everyone in the state was able to reach the capital.
400
What state is nicknamed "Land of 10,000 Lakes"?
Minnesota, but it actually has more than 20,000 lakes.
500
Why do you think the United States called this new region "The Northwest Territory"?
At the time, 1783, this area was the most Northwest area that the United States owned.
500
Where do you think it might have been difficult to divide a township into perfect squares?
Near water.
500
Why did fighting break out between the Native Americans and the settlers?
The Native Americans were angry that so much of their land was being lost or taken over by the settlers.
500
How long was Illinois a state before Michigan?
19 years.
500
What is a tributary?
A tributary is a body of water that flows into a larger body of water.