The Land Ordinance of 1785
The Northwest Ordinance was an act that went into effect in 1785 that dealt with governing the western territories. Congress created a committee in 1783 to deal with the western territories and the Northwest Ordinance was born out of this.
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Government of new territories.
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The Northwest Ordinance opened up the Northwest Territory It set statehood requirements for territories.
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The precedent established by the Northwest Ordinance was the equality of new states with old states. The act was passed on July 13, 1787.
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they outlawed slavery
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