Social Studies: Ch. 4 Lesson 1 - Quiz

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1.

What was one effect of the United States government passing the Land Ordinance of 1785?
- A.
  
  Set up rules for how the land would be divided and used
- B.
  
  Divided the land into townships and sections
- C.
  
  Set aside land for schools
- D.
  
  All of the above
2.

What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do?
- A.
  
  Set aside land for schools
- B.
  
  Named the area Ohio
- C.
  
  Set up a government for the Northwest Territory
- D.
  
  Gave the Indians more land
3.

In what way could a land company earn a profit?
- A.
  
  By selling the land for more money than it paid for the land and other expenses
- B.
  
  By selling the same land to more than one person
- C.
  
  By holding on to the land and not giving it away
- D.
  
  By combining smaller land pieces together making a huge chunk of land to sell
4.

Who founded Adelphia (Marietta)?
- A.
  
  John Symmes
- B.
  
  Rufus Putnam
- C.
  
  Moses Cleaveland
- D.
  
  None of the above
5.

Who did not make a profit on land he was selling between the Little Miami and Great Miami rivers?
- A.
  
  Symmes
- B.
  
  Putnam
- C.
  
  Cleaveland
- D.
  
  None of the above
6.

What did most cities get built near?
- A.
  
  Forests
- B.
  
  Waterways
- C.
  
  Large landforms
- D.
  
  Places of natural disasters
7.

A law made by a government
- A.
  
  Squatter
- B.
  
  Territory
- C.
  
  Ordinace
- D.
  
  Profit
8.

A person who lives on land without permission
- A.
  
  Squatter
- B.
  
  Ordinace
- C.
  
  Territory
- D.
  
  Profit
9.

An area of land under the control of a government
- A.
  
  Profit
- B.
  
  Territory
- C.
  
  Squatter
- D.
  
  Ordinace
10.

Money gained when a good or service is sold for more than it cost to make
- A.
  
  Ordinace
- B.
  
  Squatter
- C.
  
  Territory
- D.
  
  Profit