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This map depicts the United States in 1787 and the territories that would eventually become states. Note the position of the Northwest Territory in relation to the Northern states (e.g., Pennsylvania) and
The Northwest Ordinance (formally An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio and also known as the Ordinance of 1787), enacted July 13, 1787, was an organic act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States.
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.
7 Οκτ 2013 · One folded map in pocket. Includes annotated text of the ordinance. Bibliography: p. 109-131. Includes index.
28 Αυγ 2024 · The Northwest Ordinance improved on Jefferson's original 1784 legislation; the Northwest Territory would be divided into five states, not ten, and a more detailed method was devised for territories to become states.
An Ordinance for the government of the territory of the United States northwest of the river Ohio. SECTION 1.
Northwest Ordinances, several ordinances enacted by the U.S. Congress for the purpose of establishing orderly and equitable procedures for the settlement and political incorporation of the Northwest Territory—the portion of the American frontier that is generally the area known today as the Midwest.
