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Orderly Expansion of the West
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THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE of THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE of 17871787
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New Independence/ New New Independence/ New LandsLands
The United States earned their independence from Britain during the American Revolution. The two countries signed the Treaty of Paris 1783. A provision of the treaty gave the United States British land claims in North America. See map
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What to do with this new What to do with this new land?land?
A. Problem: Many states made claims to the new western lands (Northwest Territory).
Boundaries of the Northwest Territory: Great Lakes (north), Pennsylvania (east), Ohio River (south), Mississippi River (west)
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See the confusion ?
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Solution Solution B. Solution to the Problem: All states agreed to
cede (give) their claims to Congress , so Congress can sell the land for the good of the country.
NATIONAL DOMAIN – Public land
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LAND ORDINANCE (Law)LAND ORDINANCE (Law)
II. LAND ORDINANCE of 1785: Congress’s plan to sell the land of the Northwest Territory.
A. Rectangular Survey System – carefully surveyed the land into squares to be sold.
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LAND ORDINANCELAND ORDINANCE
1. Township – the largest division of land. It is thirty-six square miles.
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LAND ORDINANCELAND ORDINANCE
2. Section – 36 sections in a township. It is one square mile or 640 acres.
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LAND ORDINANCELAND ORDINANCE
3. Acre – the smallest division of land. It sold for $1 per acre.
The average size farm was 40 acre. So, it sold for $40.
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LAND ORDINANCELAND ORDINANCEB. Education – the sale from one section of each
township goes to start a school for that township.
How much went for education?Answer: $640
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III.III.THE NORTHWEST THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE of 1787ORDINANCE of 1787 this this document establishes…document establishes…
the principles and procedures for the orderly expansion of the United States.
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THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE of THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE of 17871787
A. Statehood:
1. When the population reaches 5,000 adult males the area can:
a. elect it’s own legislature.
b. send non-voting members to Congress.
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2. When the population reaches 60,000 adult males the area can:
a. can write a state constitution and apply for statehood.
b. If Congress approves the state Constitution that area will become a state.
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Five states join the Union:
Indiana (1816)Ohio (1803)
Illinois (1818)
Michigan (1837)Wisconsin (1848)
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Rights Guaranteed:1. Trial by jury
2. Public education
3. Freedom of religion
4. Prohibition of slavery