What do you think the native american's living in the western lands would have said about the northwest ordinance explain your own answer?

Answer 1

In response to the Northwest Ordinance in both its original and revised forms, Native Americans living in 'the western lands' (interpreted here as 'west of the Mississippi River') might have said two quite different things. For those without any previous interaction with European-Americans, the high-minded language and intentions of the Ordinance might have been praised as fair and reasonable, since it sought to establish harmonious interactions between White settlers and Native residents. For those with previous experience, the Ordinance may very well have been scorned, whether as nobly intentioned but naive or as cleverly deceptive.