DO NOW What is the difference between PUSH and PULL factors? Give ONE example of EACH.

THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE of 1787

THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE Essential Question: –What causes people to move or migrate from one place to another? Learning Targets: –Discuss the push and pull factors of migration in the U.S. –Explain how push and pull factors impact migration. POU (I’ll know I’ve got it when…) –I can explain the push and pull factors that brought settlers to the Northwest Territory.

TODAY’S INSTRUCTIONS Using your iPads, download today’s PowerPoint from the WebDAV. USE KEYNOTE. –8 th Grade –Mr. Lasseter –<<< From Mr. Lasseter –Northwest Ordinance.ppt Use the PowerPoint to complete your notes and answer questions today.

THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE Problem: Many states made claims to the western lands (Northwest Territory).

THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE Solution to the Problem: All states agreed to cede (give) their claims to Congress, so Congress can sell the land for the good of the country.  Boundaries of the Northwest Territory: Great Lakes (north), Pennsylvania (east), Ohio River (south), Mississippi River (west)

Dividing the Land LAND ORDINANCE OF 1785: Congress’s plan to sell the land of the Northwest Territory. A.Rectangular Survey System – carefully surveyed the land into squares to be sold.

Dividing the Land 1.Township – the largest division of land. It is thirty-six square miles.

Dividing the Land 2.Section – 36 sections in a township. It is one square mile or 640 acres.

Dividing the Land Acre – the smallest division of land. It sold for $1 per acre. The average size farm was 40 acres. So, it sold for $40.

Education Education One section of each township is reserved for education. The goal is to start a school for each township.

THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE of 1787 This document establishes… the rules and procedures for the expansion of the United States.

The Steps to Statehood 1.When the population reaches 5,000 adult males the area can: a.elect it’s own legislature. b.send non-voting members to U.S. Congress.

The Steps to Statehood 2.When the population reaches 60,000 adult males the area can: a.can write a state constitution and apply for statehood. b.If Congress approves the state Constitution that area will become a state.

THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE of 1787 Created Five States: Indiana (1816) Ohio (1803 ) Illinois (1818) Michigan (1837) Wisconsin (1848)

THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE of 1787 Rights Guaranteed: 1.Trial by jury 2.Public education 3.Freedom of religion 4.Outlawed slavery in the new states!

Why would people move west? Overcrowded cities –Cities in the eastern U.S. continued to grow, and the conditions were not always good Land –As the population grew, good land for farming was harder to find –Land also became more expensive since there was less available