Northwest Territory

Vocabulary

100

What is an ordinance

a law

200

That is a survey

way to measure land.

300

What is a township

land that measures six miles on each side

400

What is territory

land owned by country

500

What is slavery

forcing people to work without pay.

States in Northwest Terrutirt

500

Name 6 states in the northwest territory

Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota

Ordinances

500

How many ordinances did Congress pass to organize the Northwest Territory

two

Requirements to become a State

500

Name three requirements to become a state

1. Territory had to have a Governor and Judge

2. Male population had to reach 5000

3. Had to have 60, 000 people to make a state