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With the opening of the frontier, and settlement in those areas by Americans, there was no Bill of Rights, or methods for admitting new states. The Northwest Ordinance was farsighted in that it provided rules for this.

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What was one of the most farsighted provisions of the northwest ordinance of 1787?

prohibited slavery in the old northwest


Farsighted provision of Northwest Ordinance 1787 prohibited what?

The Northwest Ordinance is also known as the Freedom Ordinance of 1787. It was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States, which prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest.


One of the most farsighted provisions of the northwest ordinance of 1787?

One of the most farsighted provisions of the Northwest Ordinance was that it prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest. It was officially called An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio.


Legislation that provided for the orderly transformation of the western territories into states?

northwest ordinance of 1787


What ordinance provided for the gradual development of self government in the Northwest Territories?

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Which provided a framework of government for the western lands?

Northwest Ordinance


The government of the US provided for the growth of the US beginning with?

The Northwest Ordinance.


Of the following which provided a framework of government for the western lands?

Northwest Ordinance


The northwest ordinance provided a plan for?

To devide and even sell the lands in the northwest area. Usually the government sold the lands.


What act provided for the gradual development of selfgovernment in the northwest territory?

The Land Ordinance of 1785


What documents was the first to ban slavery in a state or territory of the US?

northwest ordinance


What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1785 provide for western lands?

It provided for the surveying and selling of the land