What were accomplishments of the Northwest Ordinance?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was passed by the Congress of the Confederation of the United States. A success of the Articles of Confederation, it created a system to settle the Northwest territory and established the precedent by which the government expanded westward across America and admitted new states. It also established slavery in the new states.

Answer 3

One of the accomplishments of the Northwest Ordinance was the civil rights provisions. Another accomplishment was the provision that states would have central governments.

Answer 4

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