NorthWest Ordinance and Statehood

Northwest Ordinance and Ohio Statehood

• Northwest Ordinance (National Archives) - Original text and transcript of the Northwest Ordinance

• Northwest Ordinance (Ohio History Central) - Summary and background on the Northwest Ordinance

• Path to Statehood: The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 (Ohio History Connection) - Students will learn about the requirements of Northwest Ordinance and about its impact on rest of the United States.

• A New Nation (Teaching Columbus) - Summary of Northwest Ordinance, Ohio Statehood, the early national period, and the War of 1812 with connections to Columbus, Ohio

• Founding of Franklinton - (WOSU Columbus Neighborhoods) - Documentary video excerpt with accompanying discussion questions and learning activities from the WOSU Columbus Neighborhoods series

• A History of the War of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner (Smithsonian) - Students will be able to cite the origins and outcome of the War of 1812 and be able to place the creation of the Star-Spangled Banner in a chronological framework.

Background Information:

• Northwest Ordinance (Teaching American History)

• Northwest Ordinance: Primary Documents in American History

• The War of 1812 (Ohio History Connection)

• Ohio as America

• The War of 1812 (History.com)

• The War of 1812 Timeline (Battlefields.org)

• The 10 Things You Didn’t Know About the War of 1812 (Smithsonian)

• War of 1812 (Brittanica.com)

• The British View the War of 1812 Quite Differently Than Americans Do (Smithsonian)

• A Guide to the War of 1812 (Library of Congress)

Books:

• The War of 1812 (Get Epic! online book; requires a sign in)

• The Town That Fooled the British (Get Epic! online book; requires a sign in)

Videos:

• The Northwest Ordinance (You Tube)

• The War of 1812 (PBS)

• The War pf 1812 in 4 Minutes (American Battlefield Trust)