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How did the Northwest Ordinance increase sectionalism in the United States?

A
It put the territory under one government.
B
It ensured religious freedom.
C
It laid out a way for territories to become states.
D
It made slavery illegal.
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For settlers in the Northwest Territory during the late 1700s, an important geographical feature was the

A
Appalachians.
B
Great Lakes.
C
New Orleans harbor.
D
Rocky Mountains.
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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were

A
explorers sent by Jefferson to find a water route to the Pacific.
B
negotiators sent by Jefferson to buy territory from France.
C
leaders of American forces at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
D
the first and second governors of the Northwest Territory.
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A pair of geographic features in the Northwest Territory that made it attractive for settlement in the late 1700s was its

A
rivers and lakes.
B
hills and mountains.
C
deserts and plains
D
hills and valleys.
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Why was the Mississippi River important to the United States in the late 1700s?

A
It connected the Northwest Territory with the port of New Orleans.
B
It connected the Northwest Territory with the Louisiana Territory and the Caribbean.
C
It gave Western settlers a way of traveling to and from distant places.
D
It allowed Western farmers to transport goods to and from distant markets.
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Which phrase best describes Sacagawea?

A
a Miami leader who signed the Treaty of Greenville in 1795
B
an American Indian leader who defeated US troops in 1791
C
a Shoshone woman who acted as an interpreter for Lewis and Clark
D
a Shoshone leader who helped Lewis and Clark cross the Rockies
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Why did France want to sell the Louisiana Territory?

A
to fund its European wars
B
to create a North American empire
C
to fund its war against Haitian revolutionaries
D
to control economic conditions in the United States
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The Northwest Ordinance stated that once 5,000 adult males lived in a district, it became

A
a settlement.
B
a state.
C
a territory.
D
an independent country.
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Which best describes why the United States wanted the Louisiana Territory?

A
to halt French expansion in North America
B
to gain control of commerce on the Mississippi River
C
to remove European rule in North America
D
to find and gain access to a transcontinental river route
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One major way that the Lewis and Clark expedition affected American business was that the explorers

A
found a location for a national bank.
B
located important routes for trade and travel.
C
brought back specimens of natural discoveries.
D
found a water route across the continent.

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