History Strand = Ohio History
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Immigration Unit Review
Name:______________/#_____
Parent Signature: _________________________...I am aware that my child(ren) need to study the Review to be successful on the Unit Test.
Target: 1. explain how the Northwest Ordinance created a process (set of steps) to admit states from the Northwest Territory into the U.S. and
incorporated democratic ideals; including…
a. Articles of Confederation…new government = new nation
b. Freedoms…speech, religion, etc.
c. *Ohio was admitted as a free state
Order In The Territory = Put the sequence of events in correct historical order.
Land Ordinance of 1785: land surveyed…divided
_ Arthur St. Clair: 1st Governor of the NW Territory (1788)
Articles of Confederation (1777) = basis for new government in U.S.
5,000 free men & legislature followed having a governor
60,000 people and a constitution allowed Ohio to become a state in 1803
Northwest Ordinance of 1787: “Northwest Territory” & plan of government
Guaranteed Rights/Freedoms = Complete the questions/statements.
1. Underline ALL of the Guaranteed Freedoms found in the Bill of Rights:
a. freedom of worship
b. right to own land
c. trial by jury
2. A constitution includes the laws by which the people and government must follow. What is a synonym for the word government?
a. politics
b. legislature
c. council
3. Ohio was admitted as a free state according to the Northwest ________________________?
a. Council
b. Legislature
c. Ordinance
Targets: 2. describe the sectional issues that divided the United States after the War of 1812
3. define the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and explain how this act lead to a growth in opposition to slavery including:
4. explain how Ohio served as the northern “trunk line” of the Underground Railroad
Historical Narrative
Directions: Using the main ideas listed below, write an account (narrative = telling paragraph) of Ohio’s role in the Underground RR, the Civil
War and the abolition of slavery. The paragraph should include a topic sentence; the supporting ideas list below written in chronological order
(correct historical sequence); and a concluding sentence.
Main Ideas
*The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 stated Ohio was a free state
*The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
*The creation of the Underground Railroad = abolitionists; conductors
*The election of Abraham Lincoln
* Ohio’s role in the Civil War…men & women
*1865: Civil War ends; the 13th Amendment
Ohio, The Underground RR and War
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Target 5. explain how Ohio’s population is increasingly reflective of the U.S. cultural diversity
New People Come To Ohio = Ohio’s population reflects the U.S.’s cultural diversity of the U.S. Using the Word Bank below, complete
the historical account of how Ohio’s population became so diverse.
Word Bank:
*College
*Ellis Island
*Immigrants
*public schools
*Germany
*Potato Blight
*religions
*President Andrew Jackson
*Ohio and the U.S.
*African Americans
_________________are people who move from one country into another country. Most Ohioan immigrants came from
________________ or Ireland. The ____________________ hit Ireland and is one of reasons many Irish boarded ships and
immigrated to the U.S. The Germans, like the Irish, could not vote, go to school, practice their religion, and had poor jobs so
they immigrated to __________________________. ______________________ were created and today are still paid for by
taxes so that children can go to school free. Ohio’s Oberlin _______________ lead the way for women and
________________________ to go to college. Many ________________ were brought by the immigrants to the U.S. such as
the Catholic, Methodist, Jewish, etc. Even though immigrants were coming from all over the world,
_____________________________________ signed the Indian Removal Act that said all Indians had to sell their land and
move west of the Mississippi. ____________________ began as a defense post for the colonists to fight the British and later
became an immigration center for the arrival of new people to the U.S.
Ohio Leads the Nation…Modern Immigration = Complete the statements and questions below.
1. Because Ohio had great farms, industry, and transportation, people believed Ohio would also lead in ___________________ or politcs.
a. government
b. laws
c. airplanes
2. Ohio was nicknamed the _______________________because it was connected to the rest of the world through its Great Lakes, rivers, and the
Ohio River.
a. The Center of It All
b. The Waterways of All
c. The Heart of It All
3. Ohio created modern industries using its ________________________such as: coal, natural gas, and oil
a. natural resources
b. money resources
c. hunting resources
4. People came from all over the world, but also were pioneer families that still worked on small farms and in coal mines. This area covered 11
states and is called:
a. Appalachia
b. Alaska
c. Alpine Coal
5. Modern Immigrants came from all of the following countries or continents except:
a. Mexico
b. Europe
c. Asia
d. Antarctica
6. After the ______________________________, the Native Americans left Ohio for many years, but have begun to return to some of Ohio’s
biggest cities.
a. Indian River Act
b. Indian West Act
c. Indian Removal Act
Targets: 6. explain how Ohio’s location lead to the westward expansion of the nation: “Gateway to the West”; transportation “hub” for U.S. and
other nations (international)
7. construct a timeline of the key events of Ohio and United States History
Time-Lining the Gateway State
Directions: Use the following facts to create a timeline of Ohio’s key events as the Gateway State. Include missing dates on
the timeline; notches with key dates; a break in the timeline and THEN add the facts ( Date: first 2 words only of facts)
Facts
*1815: The Great Migration = The Gateway State
*1825: Ohio’s Canals
*1811: first steamboat sails on Ohio River
*1836: Ohio’s first railroad
*1980s: tax breaks; industrial parks
1810
(1820)
1830
1840
*1956: Federal Highway System
*1994: manufacturing plants
1940
1950
(1960)
1970
1980
1990