The Northwest Ordinance applied to which region?

The Northwest Ordinance applied to which region?

• A. Southwest Territory.
• B. Northwest Territory.
• C. Alabama Territory.
• D. Oregon Territory.

Answer: (D)

Think about which lands the Northwest Ordinance was meant to govern. It established a government and pathway to statehood for the Northwest Territory—the region north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi, the area that would become Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota. The Oregon Territory was created later as U.S. expansion moved further west, so it wasn’t covered by this ordinance. The other options refer to regions in the Southeast or areas not yet organized under the Northwest Ordinance.

Think about which lands the Northwest Ordinance was meant to govern. It established a government and pathway to statehood for the Northwest Territory—the region north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi, the area that would become Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota. The Oregon Territory was created later as U.S. expansion moved further west, so it wasn’t covered by this ordinance. The other options refer to regions in the Southeast or areas not yet organized under the Northwest Ordinance.