Question

Q 3
The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historial milestone because it ---
(1 point)
• more than doubled the size of the United States
• established a method for admitting new states to the Union
• encouraged state legislatures to ratify the Constitution
• proposed treaties with American Indians to allow the peaceful settlement of new territories
Q4
In 1787 the United States was at a crossroads. Farmers in western Massachusetts had rebelled the year before over property taxes. The state struggled to end the rebellion.
Events such as this one contributed to the decision to ---
(1 point)
• sign the Treaty of Paris
repeal the Intolerable Acts
declare an embargo on imported goods
restructure the federal government

Answer 1

**Q3:** The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it **established a method for admitting new states to the Union**.

**Q4:** Events such as this one contributed to the decision to **restructure the federal government**.