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This activity contains 9 questions.

To answer questions 1-3, refer to the Cession of Western Lands by the States interactive map.

Click on each of the items in the legend. Which states were initially in favor of congressional control of the western territories? How did land speculators feel about this proposal?

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Which states opposed congressional control of the western territories? Why did they do so?

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Did Virginia cede all of its claims west of the Appalachians in 1782?

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To answer questions 4-6, refer to the Land Ordinance of 1785 interactive map.

Play the animation, then look at the Ohio/Pennsylvania map that zooms out from the large map. What differences in the landscape might you expect to see between the Ohio portion of this map and Pennsylvania? Why?

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Play the animation, then focus on the survey system map. Why were these survey lines drawn? What purposes were they meant to serve?

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Play the animation, then focus on the quadrant map with Section 16 highlighted. Select Section 16 and look at the square that pops up. If you were to buy a portion of this land in the early 19th century, what would have been the pros and cons of the land having these well-defined divisions?

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To answer questions 7-9, refer to the The Ratification Vote on the Constitution interactive map.

Roll the mouse over each box in the legend, one at a time. Explain the major differences between the Federalists and the anti-Federalists.

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Roll the mouse over each box in the legend, one at a time. How did Westerners tend to vote and why?

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Drag and drop the ratification dates onto the map. Why was the Massachusetts convention of 1788 the most critical?

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