Question 1
The Northwest Ordinance __________.
A) reserved land for Indian tribes
B) accelerated the spread of slavery north of the Ohio River
C) divided the Northwest Territory into ten future states
D) benefited eastern land speculators
Question 2
Under Jeffersons original plan for western land distribution, __________.
A) as many as fourteen new states were envisioned
B) the western lands would become colonies of the thirteen states
C) industry and manufacturing would be encouraged in the West
D) Indian rights would always take precedence
Question 3
The Land Ordinance of 1785 laid out a plan for __________.
A) blocking Spanish expansion in North America
B) distributing land to veterans
C) establishing Congressional districts
D) the organization of the United States western territory
Question 4
What approach to the growth of white settlement was favored by Dragging Canoe?
A) violent resistance
B) compromise and diplomacy
C) assimilation and acceptance
D) westward migration
Question 5
The mountain state of Franklin was __________.
A) founded by some of North Carolinas western landholders
B) intended as a refuge for runaway slaves
C) populated by discontented farmers
D) formed by Spanish and French adventurers
Extinct North American Megafauna
Most of the world’s remaining gorillas are western lowland gorillas.
Ethnic Groups of Eastern North America, 1750
Black and White Out-Migration from Virginia and North and South Carolina, 1870–1940 (in thousands)
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