{"id":10760,"date":"2017-11-30t10:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-11-30t18:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=10760"},"modified":"2017-11-28t20:14:07","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29t04:14:07","slug":"northwest-ordinance-apush-topics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/ap\/northwest-ordinance-apush-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"the northwest ordinance: apush topics to study for test day"},"content":{"rendered":"

i\u2019m from wisconsin, so learning about the northwest ordinance was a part of my state history curriculum from kindergarten onward. if you weren\u2019t so lucky to be from that great state \u2013 or you just need a refresher for northwest ordinance apush exam questions \u2013 you\u2019re in the right place. keep reading! <\/p>\n

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northwest territory map, circa 1787 (source<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

what was the northwest ordinance? <\/h2>\n

first, it\u2019s important to consider dates here. as is the case with many things in united states history \u2013 the great migration<\/a>, the new deal<\/a>, and the great awakening<\/a>, for example \u2013 there was more than one northwest ordinance.<\/p>\n

the first, which was signed by congress on july 13, 1787, created the first organized territory in the united states. the territory was flanked on the west by the mississippi river, on the north by the great lakes, and on the east and south by the ohio river.<\/p>\n

the second northwest ordinance was signed in august of 1789 and just slightly tweaked the first. when the apush exam asks a question about the northwest ordinance, it is likely that the question will be referencing 1787. <\/p>\n

it\u2019s important to get these dates right because it helps tell a larger history of the early united states. that early history is marred by land disputes and rapid expansion. let\u2019s go back to the beginning (sort of – it\u2019s important to note that in all of these land disputes, millions of indigenous people who inhabited the land were there before any ordinance or treaty. for this post, i will be going back to the beginning of the story of the northwest ordinance, not the beginning of the story of the land itself). <\/p>\n

the seven years war<\/h2>\n

let\u2019s begin with the seven years war, that battle between great britain and france that spelled out the beginning of the end for colonial rule. the video below gives you a nice overview. <\/p>\n