Chapter 4 Study Guide:
Northwest Ordinance 1787
Extended Response Questions: be prepared to write a paragraph to answer the following…
1) How was the Land Ordinance of 1785 different from the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
a) Land Ordinance of 1785 set up rules on how to divide and use the land of the Northwest
Territory.
b) The land was to be surveyed and divided up into townships.
c) The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 organized a government for the Northwest Territory.
- A governor, 3 judges, and a secretary were appointed by the U.S. government.
d) The Northwest Ordinance outlined the steps needed for a territory to become a state.
2) Explain the steps a territory went through to become a state as outlined by the Northwest
Ordinance of 1787.
a) The Northwest Ordinance appointed a government for the Northwest Territory.
b) When 5,000 free males moved into the Northwest Territory the citizens could elect and
form its own territorial government.
c) Once 60,000 people moved into a territory a constitution can be written and the territory
could ask the U.S. government for permission to become a state.
These extended response questions are worth 4 points each – practice, practice, practice!!!
Key People:
Arthur St. Clair:
1st Governor appointed for the Northwest Territory.
Rufus Putnam:
Former soldier. Asked government for land in Northwest Territory as
payment for soldiers’ service in the Revolutionary War. Formed the
Ohio Company to develop and sell land in Northwest Territory.
Gen. “Mad” Anthony Wayne:
Led U.S. soldiers in Ohio Country. Defeated Blue Jacket at the Battle of
Fallen of Timbers.
Edward Tiffin:
Elected 1st Governor of the State of Ohio.
Key Places:
Marietta:
1st permanent settlement in Northwest Territory. Originally named
Adelphia.
Chillicothe:
1st Capital of the State of Ohio.
Key Events:
Battle of Fallen Timbers:
1794. Gen. Anthony Wayne defeated Native American coalition
under Blue Jacket. Fought near Maumee River.
Treaty of Greenville:
1795. Signed as a result of Battle of Fallen Timbers. Divided
Ohio Country into two parts. South and East Ohio was for
American settlers. Northwest Ohio was for the Native
Americans.
Enabling Act:
1802. Proposed by President Thomas Jefferson. It allowed Ohio
to begin writing a constitution and setting borders to prepare
for statehood when 45,000 lived in the Ohio Country. Jefferson
realized that the necessary 60,000 people would soon be in
Ohio so he wanted the process to get started.
Ohio Statehood:
On March 1st, 1803 Ohio became the 17th state in the U.S.A.
Study a little bit each night. Don’t wait until the last minute. Practice the extended response questions.
Practice some more. Take a break – then try to answer the questions without notes. Check your
answers. Did you include enough details? Keep practicing.