U.S.
Constitution
Northwest
Territory
Ohio
Branches of
Government
Mixed Bag
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U.S. Constitution - 10
• What was the purpose of the U.S.
Constitution?
Answer U.S. Constitution – 10
• To create a government that would rule the
nation
U.S. Constitution - 20
• What are the five rights of the First
Amendment?
Answer U.S. Constitution – 20
– Freedom of Religion
– Freedom of Speech
– Freedom of the Press
– Freedom of Assembly
– Right to Petition
U.S. Constitution - 30
• What does separation of powers mean?
Answer U.S. Constitution – 30
• The power of the government was divided
among three branches
U.S. Constitution - 40
• What is it called where each branch limits the
powers of the others so no branch is too
powerful?
Answer U.S. Constitution – 40
• Checks and Balances
U.S. Constitution - 50
• What are the first three words of the U.S. and
Ohio Constitution?
Answer U.S. Constitution – 50
• “We the people”
Northwest Territory - 10
• What was always reserved for section 16 in
townships?
Answer Northwest Territory – 10
• Schools
Northwest Territory - 20
• The Northwest Territory included what six
current day states?
Answer Northwest Territory – 20
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Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Northwest Territory - 30
• Individual Rights and No Slavery were part of
the laws established by this in 1787.
Answer Northwest Territory – 30
• The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Northwest Territory - 40
• How many people were needed at each step
in the process of obtaining statehood?
Answer Northwest Territory – 40
• 1 – Few people
• 2 – 5,000 free men
• 3 – 60,000 free people
Northwest Territory - 50
• Order the steps to statehood
• Write a state constitution
• Select a governor, secretary, and three judges
• Create a legislature that could speak but not vote in
U.S. Congress
Answer Northwest Territory – 50
• (3) Write a state constitution
• (1) Select a governor, secretary, and three
judges
• (2) Create a legislature that could speak but
not vote in U.S. Congress
Ohio - 10
• The name of the final battle that ended
fighting between Native Americans and
United States
Answer Ohio – 10
• Battle of Fallen Timbers
Ohio - 20
• What did the Treaty of Greenville do?
Answer Ohio – 20
• Promised peace between the pioneers and
Native Americans while paying the Native
Americans for the land in Ohio
Ohio - 30
• Who supplied the Native Americans with
weapons in their fight for Ohio?
Answer Ohio – 30
• The British
Ohio - 40
• Who was responsible for successfully
defeating the Native Americans in the battle
for Ohio?
Answer Ohio – 40
• “Mad” Anthony Wayne
Ohio - 50
• What was the purpose of Ohio writing a
constitution?
Answer Ohio – 50
– To become a state
– Create the law of land – government
Branches of Government - 10
• What are the three branches of government?
Answer Branches of Government –
10
• Executive
• Legislative
• Judicial
Branches of Government - 20
• What does the Executive Branch do with the
laws?
Answer Branches of Government –
20
• The Executive Branch enforces the law
Branches of Government - 30
• What branch interprets the law?
Answer Branches of Government –
30
• The Judicial Branch
Branches of Government - 40
• What branch makes the laws?
Answer Branches of Government –
40
• The Legislative Branch
Branches of Government - 50
• How many senators are there?
Answer Branches of Government –
50
• Two from each state for a total of 100.
Mixed Bag - 10
• Who is in charge of each executive branch at
the national, state, and local governments?
Answer Mixed Bag – 10
National – President
State – Governor
Local – Mayor
Mixed Bag - 20
• What was the first capital of Ohio?
Answer Mixed Bag – 20
• Chillicothe
Mixed Bag - 30
• Congress is made up of the
_____________________ and ____________.
Answer Mixed Bag – 30
• House of Representatives and Senate
Mixed Bag - 40
• What year did Ohio officially become the 17th
state of the Union?
Answer Mixed Bag – 40
• 1803
Mixed Bag - 50
• Why did people want to come to Ohio?
Answer Mixed Bag – 50
• The best land in New England was already settled.
• Good farms were very expensive to buy.
• Poorer people from the South hoped they could buy
small farms.
• Slaves dreamed of freedom north of the Ohio River.
FINAL JEOPARDY
DESCRIBE LIFE AS A PIONEER
MAN/WOMAN/CHILD
Describe life as a pioneer man/woman/child
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Men - The father bought the land and cleared the
trees. He built a cabin for his family and small barn
for the animals. He built a fence around the pasture.
The men also planted, harvested, and hunted.
Women - The women cooked meals, sewed and
cleaned the clothes. She took care of the children
and older relatives. She taught her children to read
and write.
Children - They helped their fathers in the fields and
with building. They helped their mothers in the
kitchen and with cleaning.