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 Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established a framework for governing the Northwest Territory, which included areas that would become several U.S. states. It provided a method for admitting new states to the Union, set out a process for territorial governance, and established principles for land sales and the protection of civil liberties. The ordinance was successful in promoting orderly westward expansion and laid the groundwork for future statehood, ensuring a balance of power between free and slave states. Its principles of governance and rights influenced later legislation and the development of the American political system.
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.
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
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established a framework for governing the Northwest Territory, which included areas that would become several U.S. states. It provided a method for admitting new states to the Union, set out a process for territorial governance, and established principles for land sales and the protection of civil liberties. The ordinance was successful in promoting orderly westward expansion and laid the groundwork for future statehood, ensuring a balance of power between free and slave states. Its principles of governance and rights influenced later legislation and the development of the American political system.