USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

NORTHWEST ORDINANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At first, each district was governed by who?
A
A governor and judges appointed by Congress.
B
A goat and jury appointed by Congress.
C
A graduate and judges appointed by Congress.
D
A governor and jellies appointed by Congress.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A law was enacted by the federal government that established the Indiana Territory. February 19, 1803. Ohio became the first state formed from the Northwest Territory. Ohio entered the Federal Union as the seventeenth state.

Detailed explanation-2: -Despite the drawbacks of the Articles of Confederation, the laws Congress created relating to the Northwest Territory proved to be a major success. These laws defined the basic rights of settlers and established federal support for education.

Detailed explanation-3: -Officially titled “An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States North-West of the River Ohio, ” the Northwest Ordinance was adopted on July 13, 1787, by the Confederation Congress, the one-house legislature operating under the Articles of Confederation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Under the ordinance, slavery was forever outlawed from the lands of the Northwest Territory, freedom of religion and other civil liberties were guaranteed, the resident Indians were promised decent treatment, and education was provided for.

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