Social Studies Grade 5

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4. Read the passage.

The American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for colonization by any European powers. President James Monroe, 1823

Describe how this changed U.S. foreign policy.

5. What was one reason for the Northwest Ordinance of 1787? a. to establish trade with Spanish colonies b. to keep large states from growing larger

c. to discover new natural resources in the West d. to create treaties with Native American tribes

6. Thomas Jefferson signed the _______________ to maintain U.S. neutrality in European wars. Distractors: Embargo Act; Milan Decree; Alien and Sedition Acts; Northwest Ordinance of 1787

The New Nation | Week 30

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