Question

Question refers to the excerpt below.

"Art. 3. Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged. The utmost good faith shall always be observed towards the Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent; and, in their property, rights, and liberty, they shall never be invaded or disturbed, unless in just and lawful wars authorized by Congress; but laws founded in justice and humanity, shall from time to time be made for preventing wrongs being done to them, and for preserving peace and friendship with them."—From the Northwest Ordinance, 1787
This section of the Northwest Ordinance sought to prevent conflicts with native groups brought on by ___
a. continued settlement to the west
b. increases in coastal trade
c. the French and Indian War
d. the Proclamation of 1763

Answer 1

The Northwest Ordinance aimed to prevent conflicts with Native American groups by regulating the continued westward settlement, recognizing the rights of Native Americans to their lands, and aiming to expand with honor. Option a is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

This section of the Northwest Ordinance sought to prevent conflicts with native groups brought on by continued settlement to the west. The ordinance was part of a broader federal policy to manage frontier violence and promote peaceful settlement of western lands, recognizing Native Americans' rights to their lands and protecting them from being taken without consent, except in sanctioned wars by Congress.

The United States sought to assert its claims east of the Mississippi River while minimizing conflict through acts like the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and the subsequent Indian Intercourse Acts.