Indiana Statehood Spanish Test
4th Grade • Social Studies (T2 C1)
Final Assessment: Indiana’s Path to Statehood
Points: _____ / 21 points
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Date:
1. How did the American Revolutionary War contribute to Indiana becoming a state?
4.H.3 (2 points)
2. Who defeated the British at Fort Sackville?
4.H.3 (1 point)
A Patrick Henry
B Anthony Wayne
C William Henry Harrison
D George Rogers Clark
3. Name and explain the two main purposes of the Indiana Constitution, as stated in the preamble.
4.C.1 (4 points)
4. What important provision did the Northwest Ordinance establish for the Northwest Territory?
4.H.4 (1 point)
A Established townships
B Prohibited slavery
C Established a census
D Established schools
5. How did the Land Ordinance of 1785 help ensure there would be schools for children in the new territory?
4.H.4 (1 point)
A They sold British land to settlers
B The British had to pay for schools
C Each township set aside one section for public schools
D The state provided schools for everyone
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6. What were the three rules established by the Land Ordinance of 1785?
4.H.4 (3 points)
A Declared slavery illegal
B Established rules for selling land
C Divided the land into townships
D Set aside land for public schools
7. Why was the Treaty of Greenville important for Indiana before it became a state? (Choose 2 answers)
4.H.3 (2 points)
A Established territorial boundaries between Native lands and white settlers
B Established the Northwest Territory
C Paid Native peoples for the lands they ceded
D Protected Native Americans from settlers
8. Which Native American leader was defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe?
4.H.3 (1 point)
A Chief Little Turtle
B Tecumseh
C Pontiac
D Tenskwatawa
9. Fill in the blanks with the correct word or phrase to complete the sentence.
4.H.3 (3 points)
delegate • Indiana Constitution • Jonathan Jennings
Indiana’s first governor, ________________, was elected because of his leadership as a ____________ during the drafting of the ____________________.
10. What were two challenges the first settlers had to face when preparing the new land for farming? (Choose 2 answers)
4.G.5 (2 points)
A They had to clear the land for farming.
B They had to learn how to grow healthy crops.
C They had to cut down many forests to build roads.
D They had to make their own clothes, medicine, and furniture.
11. How did Congress recover the money invested in the land under the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
4.H.4 (1 point)
A By selling small parcels of land to settlers and traders
B By charging taxes to all traders
C By giving land to settlers but charging traders
D By giving land to traders but charging settlers
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