The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 accelerated the westward expansion of the United States by granting the US the right to settle in the land north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River. Until then, this area had been forbidden to the US for settlement.
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
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It had to do with slavery
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The Northwest Ordinance.
The Northwest Ordinance was the legislation that officially established the Northwest Territory.
The Northwest Ordinance outlawed slavery in the territory. However the ordinance did allow for indentured servants to be held in the territory. The US Constitution did not prohibit slavery at that time.
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It encouraged schools to be built in the Northwest Territory.
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The Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance opened the way for settlement of the Northwest Territory in a stable and orderly manner.
The Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance opened the way for settlement of the Northwest Territory in a stable and orderly manner.