General
What is a characteristic that Revolutionary War Hero Anne Bailey displayed that could be considered a desirable quality that citizens look for when selecting leaders?
a. courage
b. beauty
c. wealth
d. fighting skills
a. courage
What is a person called who is among the first of non-native people to settle a region?
a. squatter
b. pilgrim
c. pioneer
d. colonist
c. pioneer
What did the French build in order to keep the British out of the Ohio Country?
a. mounds
b. forts
c. farms
d. towns
b. forts
Which two nations claimed land in the Ohio Country during the 1700’s?
a. France and Great Britain
b. England and Canada
c. Canada and France
d. Mexico and Spain
a. France and Great Britain
According to the timeline, in what year was the Town of Marietta set up?
a. 1754
b. 1763
c. 1788
d. 1796
c. 1788
What is the name of the solider who is famous for recapturing Fort Vincennes from the British in 1779?
a. George Rogers Clark
b. George Washington
c. David Williamson
d. William Crawford
a. George Rogers Clark
A section from the Northwest Ordinance states: “...schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.” How do you think the writers of the Northwest Ordinance felt about education?
a. they felt that education was for only wealthy people
b. they felt that education was very important
c. they felt that education was not necessary
d. they felt that education was only needed by Native Americans
b. they felt that education was very important
What was the name given to colonists who crossed the Proclamation line and lived in Ohio without permission?
a. vagrants
b. pilgrims
c. traitors
d. squatters
d. squatters
Who won control of the Ohio Country after the French and Indian War?
a. Great Britain
b. Canada
c. France
d. Mexico
a. Great Britain
According to the timeline, what event happened in 1763?
a. French and Indian War begins
b. Treaty of Paris is signed
c. Fort Laurens is built in the Ohio Country
d. Settlement of Cleveland begins
b. Treaty of Paris is signed
What is a place called where Europeans taught Native Americans the Christian religion?
a. temple
b. church
c. mission
d. school
c. mission
What was enacted by the Congress of Confederation in 1787 that officially named the Northwest Territory and set up a plan for areas in the territory to become states, giving rights to settlers?
a. the Articles of Confederation
b. the Bill of Rights
c. the Declaration of Independence
d. the Northwest Ordinance
d. the Northwest Ordinance
Which town was the first official settlement in the Northwest Territory and in present-day Ohio?
a. Marietta
b. Cleveland
c. Cincinnati
d. Detroit
a. Marietta
According to the map, which fort was furthest south? a. Fort Detroit
b. Fort Necessity
c. Fort Laurens
d. Fort Duquesne
b. Fort Necessity
What was the name of the group of people who set up a mission village named Gnadenhutten for the Delaware?
a. Iroquois
b. Hopewell
c. Adena
d. Moravians
d. Moravians
What country convinced many Native Americans in the Ohio Country to help them during the American Revolution?
a. France
b. Canada
c. Great Britain
d. Mexico
c. Great Britain
According to the map, which fort is closest to the Appalachian Mountains?
a. Fort Duquesne
b. Fort Detroit
c. Fort Laurens
d. Fort Necessity
d. Fort Necessity
Which of the following choices was not a power of the Congress of Confederation?
a. the power to declare war
b. the power to make peace
c. the power to create or borrow money
d. the power to steal money from citizens
d. the power to steal money from citizens
What was the name of the only American fort in the Ohio Country, built in 1778?
a. Fort Laurens
b. Fort Detroit
c. Fort Duquesne
d. Fort Necessity
a. Fort Laurens
According to the map, Fort Duquesne is closest to which Great Lake?
a. Lake Superior
b. Lake Erie
c. Lake Huron
d. Lake Michigan
b. Lake Erie