Activity 1: Bound for the Northwest Territory Travel Brochure!

After reading “The Northwest Ordinance and Westward Expansion,” imagine it’s 1788. Create a travel brochure encouraging Americans to settle in the Northwest Territory. The brochure should highlight the positive aspects of the Ordinance that make this area of largely unsettled lands desirable. Travel Brochure Criteria. Your brochure must:

• Be neat and include color.

• Include at least five images and/or pictures (including the map described below).

• Describe the geography. (Where is the territory? Include a map to show the territory and surrounding states.)

• Outline a brief history of the territory (including how it came to be a part of the U.S.).

• Explain civil rights and education within the territory.

• Explain the Native Americans’ role in the territory.

• Explain the rules about slavery within the territory.

• Include a Warning Clause somewhere of possible challenges involved in living in the territory.