Name ______________ Period _______
Chapter 5: The Americans
Lesson 1
pages 152-157
Virginia’s Claims
• Who owned the lands west of the
Appalachians? _________________________
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• Who did Virginia send to hold the western
lands for the United States during the
Revolution? __________________________
• Cede: __________________________
• Virginia ceded their claims to _____________
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• This allowed the states to work together
toward the goal of building a nation.
• After Virginia gave up its claims to western
lands, Congress gave the men land across the
Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. The town
of _______________ was founded there.
The Northwest Ordinance
• The nation needed to agree on rules about
how to use the western lands.
– They needed a _________________ for the
territory
– They also needed __________ for dividing the
land so it could be bought and _________
• Ordinance: ______________
• The Land Ordinance divided the land into a
________
• Township: _____________________________
• The Northwest Ordinance of 1787: _________
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– Guaranteed the _____________________ of
American settlers
– Promised freedom of ____________, the right to
a __________ by jury, and other basic rights
– Later became part of the ____________________
of the United States Constitution
– Also outlawed _____________
Bar and Line Graphs
Would you choose a bar graph or a line graph
to show changes in your height each year
since your birth? Why?
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