MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Requirements for Cityhood
|
|
|
Requirements for Countyhood
|
|
|
Requirements for Statehood
|
|
|
Requirements for a hood
|
Detailed explanation-1: -The Northwest Ordinance chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first state created from the Northwest Territory was Ohio in 1803, and the remaining territory was renamed Indiana Territory. The other four states were Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
Detailed explanation-3: -Considered one of the most important legislative acts of the Confederation Congress, the Northwest Ordinance also protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in the new territories.
Detailed explanation-4: -The ordinance was passed by the Continental Congress on July 13, 1787, and affirmed, with slight modifications, by the U.S. Congress on August 7, 1789.