How a Territory Becomes a State

Question 1

According to the process territories went through for settlement, organization and statehood under the land ordinances of 1785 and 1787, which of the following is Step One?

A. The surveyor designates plots for schools, mining, sale, or veteran soldiers. Land ownership is officially recorded into deeds. B. The six states created out of the Northwest Territory legally ban slavery, but allow fugitive slaves to be captured and returned to their owners. C. Residents are guaranteed liberties under the Articles of Confederation including religious, civil, political, legal and educational rights. D. Land ownership is officially granted to a proprietor, whose family inherits the estate. E. A government geographer assigns a surveyor to map land west of the Appalachians and divide it into six-by-six-square-mile townships. F. A governor and advisers work in a local democratic government to administer laws and justice, and promote the township's common good. G. Territories applied for statehood once their population reached 60,000, creating a process for setting the boundaries and sovereignty of the last 37 states.

Answer: Correct! Proceed to question 2.

Answer: Incorrect. The answer is E. Proceed to question 2.

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Question 2:

According to the process territories went through for settlement, organization and statehood under the land ordinances of 1785 and 1787, which of the following is Step Two?

A. The surveyor designates plots for schools, mining, sale, or veteran soldiers. Land ownership is officially recorded into deeds. B. The six states created out of the Northwest Territory legally ban slavery, but allow fugitive slaves to be captured and returned to their owners. C. Residents are guaranteed liberties under the Articles of Confederation including religious, civil, political, legal and educational rights. D. Land ownership is officially granted to a proprietor, whose family inherits the estate. E. A government geographer assigns a surveyor to map land west of the Appalachians and divide it into six-by-six-square-mile townships. F. A governor and advisers work in a local democratic government to administer laws and justice, and promote the township’s common good. G. Territories applied for statehood once their population reached 60,000, creating a process for setting the boundaries and sovereignty of the last 37 states.

Answer: Correct! Proceed to question 3.

Answer: Incorrect. The answer is A. Proceed to question 3.

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Question 3:

According to the process territories went through for settlement, organization and statehood under the land ordinances of 1785 and 1787, which of the following is Step Three?

A. The surveyor designates plots for schools, mining, sale, or veteran soldiers. Land ownership is officially recorded into deeds. B. The six states created out of the Northwest Territory legally ban slavery, but allow fugitive slaves to be captured and returned to their owners. C. Residents are guaranteed liberties under the Articles of Confederation including religious, civil, political, legal and educational rights. D. Land ownership is officially granted to a proprietor, whose family inherits the estate. E. A government geographer assigns a surveyor to map land west of the Appalachians and divide it into six-by-six-square-mile townships. F. A governor and advisers work in a local democratic government to administer laws and justice, and promote the township’s common good. G. Territories applied for statehood once their population reached 60,000, creating a process for setting the boundaries and sovereignty of the last 37 states.

Answer: Correct! Proceed to question 4.

Answer: Incorrect. The answer is D. Proceed to question 4.

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Question 4:

According to the process territories went through for settlement, organization and statehood under the land ordinances of 1785 and 1787, which of the following is Step Four?

A. The surveyor designates plots for schools, mining, sale, or veteran soldiers. Land ownership is officially recorded into deeds. B. The six states created out of the Northwest Territory legally ban slavery, but allow fugitive slaves to be captured and returned to their owners. C. Residents are guaranteed liberties under the Articles of Confederation including religious, civil, political, legal and educational rights. D. Land ownership is officially granted to a proprietor, whose family inherits the estate. E. A government geographer assigns a surveyor to map land west of the Appalachians and divide it into six-by-six-square-mile townships. F. A governor and advisers work in a local democratic government to administer laws and justice, and promote the township's common good. G. Territories applied for statehood once their population reached 60,000, creating a process for setting the boundaries and sovereignty of the last 37 states.

Answer: Correct! Proceed to question 5.

Answer: Incorrect. The answer is F. Proceed to question 5.

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Question 5:

According to the process territories went through for settlement, organization and statehood under the land ordinances of 1785 and 1787, which of the following is Step Five?

A. The surveyor designates plots for schools, mining, sale, or veteran soldiers. Land ownership is officially recorded into deeds. B. The six states created out of the Northwest Territory legally ban slavery, but allow fugitive slaves to be captured and returned to their owners. C. Residents are guaranteed liberties under the Articles of Confederation including religious, civil, political, legal and educational rights. D. Land ownership is officially granted to a proprietor, whose family inherits the estate. E. A government geographer assigns a surveyor to map land west of the Appalachians and divide it into six-by-six-square-mile townships. F. A governor and advisers work in a local democratic government to administer laws and justice, and promote the township’s common good. G. Territories applied for statehood once their population reached 60,000, creating a process for setting the boundaries and sovereignty of the last 37 states.

Answer: Correct! Proceed to question 6.

Answer: Incorrect. The answer is C. Proceed to question 6.

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Question 6:

According to the process territories went through for settlement, organization and statehood under the land ordinances of 1785 and 1787, which of the following is Step Six?

A. The surveyor designates plots for schools, mining, sale, or veteran soldiers. Land ownership is officially recorded into deeds. B. The six states created out of the Northwest Territory legally ban slavery, but allow fugitive slaves to be captured and returned to their owners. C. Residents are guaranteed liberties under the Articles of Confederation including religious, civil, political, legal and educational rights. D. Land ownership is officially granted to a proprietor, whose family inherits the estate. E. A government geographer assigns a surveyor to map land west of the Appalachians and divide it into six-by-six-square-mile townships. F. A governor and advisers work in a local democratic government to administer laws and justice, and promote the township’s common good. G. Territories applied for statehood once their population reached 60,000, creating a process for setting the boundaries and sovereignty of the last 37 states.

Answer: Correct! Proceed to question 7.

Answer: Incorrect. The answer is G. Proceed to question 7.

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Question 7:

According to the process territories went through for settlement, organization and statehood under the land ordinances of 1785 and 1787, which of the following is Step Seven?

A. The surveyor designates plots for schools, mining, sale, or veteran soldiers. Land ownership is officially recorded into deeds. B. The six states created out of the Northwest Territory legally ban slavery, but allow fugitive slaves to be captured and returned to their owners. C. Residents are guaranteed liberties under the Articles of Confederation including religious, civil, political, legal and educational rights. D. Land ownership is officially granted to a proprietor, whose family inherits the estate. E. A government geographer assigns a surveyor to map land west of the Appalachians and divide it into six-by-six-square-mile townships. F. A governor and advisers work in a local democratic government to administer laws and justice, and promote the township’s common good. G. Territories applied for statehood once their population reached 60,000, creating a process for setting the boundaries and sovereignty of the last 37 states.

Answer: Correct!

Answer: Incorrect. The answer is B.

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