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This was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which established the first territory outside the 13 colonies, and defined how new states would join the US.

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"An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio"

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Q: What law was passed under the Articles of Confederation that specified how western lands would be governed?
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A policy to admit western territories as equal states.


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