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DOI & NWO
Declaration of Independence & Northwest Ordinance notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Author of Decleration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| DOI - source of power | the people (we the people) |
| DOI- Enlightenment influence on document (who) | John Locke |
| DOI- grievances of the colonists | no taxation without representation |
| Northwest Ordinance- Author | Nathan Dane |
| Purpose of Northwest Ordinance document | a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory |
| Northwest Ordinance major accomplishments | chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory |
| Northwest Ordinance- qualifications to become a representative in the general assembly + problems associated with these qualifications- | Qualifications: must own at least 200 acres of land Problems: This requirement limited political participation to wealthy landowners, excluding many settlers. |
| Northwest Ordinance qualifications to vote + problems associated with these qualifications | Qualifications: A voter must own at least 50 acres of land Problems: This required voting rights to property owners, disempowering non-landowners and poor settlers. |
| Northwest Ordinance- procedures, rights protected, and basic principles contained in this document that will be kept in the US Constitution | Procedures- Outlined the process for territories to become states Rights protected: freedom of religion, right to trial by jury, and public education Principles: Emphasized civil liberties and the prohibition of slavery in new territories |