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An Ordinance for the government of the territory of the United States northwest of the river Ohio. SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the United States in Congress assembled, That the said territory, for the purpose of temporary government, be one district, subject, however, to be divided into two districts, as future circumstances may, in the ...
10 Μαΐ 2022 · The Northwest Ordinance chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.
document in U.S.C. Volume One is "Ordinance of 1787: The Northwest Territorial Government." This Note, however, generally refers to the document as the "Northwest Ordinance." See infra note 7 and accompanying text. 3. See the first volume of the 1988 edition of the United States Code at xxxviii-xviii.
On July 13, 1787, Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance—an act that established a framework for governing the Northwest Territory, admitting new states, and protecting the civil liberties of settlers. It also banned slavery in the new territories.
The Northwest Ordinance Our First National Bill of Rights by Maurice Baxter Today the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is best known for its plan of government in the frontier area north of the Ohio River--the stages of development and eventual admission of new states into the Union on a footing equal to the old ones. As significant as this policy may
The Northwest Ordinance, adopted July 13, 1787, by the Second Continental Congress, chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.
