The primary effect of the ordinance was the creation of the Northwest Territory, from land south of the Great Lakes, north and west of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River. This was the first organized territory of the U.S.
It was enacted to establish the precedent to expand westward across North America and admit new states, rather than just the expansion of existing states.
Northwest ordinance
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
northwest ordinance of 1787
The five new states of the North West territory could not have slavery.
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The Northwest Ordinance, also known as The Ordinance of 1787, was passed into law on July 13,1787. It was enacted when the Northwest Territoy was created to make it a legal territory.
The events that led to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was that more land was being opened up to settle. They wanted equal footing with the original 13 colonies.
Northwest ordinance
North Ordinance of 1787
Yes, the northwest ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery in the northwest territory.
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The Northwest Ordinance was passed in 1787.
they outlawed slavery
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Northwest ordinance of 1787
The states guaranteed in the ordinance of 1787 is Ohio,Indiana,Illinois,Michigan,and Wisconsin.