In the course of passing the Northwest Ordinance, the states gave up claims to land in what was then the West. This land was administered by the United States government, instead of the states', and so established federal administration of territories.
The ordinance dealt with the question of the admission of new states.
It also dealt, though without complete success, with the issue of the extension of slavery.
There is a link below to an article on the Northwest Ordinance.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
The Notrhwest Ordinace
The Northwest Ordinance
The three main achievements of the Northwest Ordinance were accelerating the westward expansion of the United States, advancement of education, and the maintenance of civil liberties. The ordinance also prohibited slavery in the newly settled territory.
northwest ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was the legislation that officially established the Northwest Territory.
Some strengths of the AOC were they established congress, the northwest ordinance, and the land ordinance of 1785.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
An act of the continental congress establishing the method of governing the Northwest Territory.
provided a process for admission of new states into the union
The Notrhwest Ordinace
It Established A Precedent For The Addition Of States !
An act of the continental congress establishing the method of governing the Northwest Territory.
Northwest ordinance
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
The Northwest Ordinance
.Northwest Ordinance of 1787