MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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that slavery would be made illegal forever after in the U.S.
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that the U.S. was unable to compromise.
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that we would be dragged into another war.
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that it provided instructions on how the U.S. should add new states to the U.S. in the future.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Also known as the Ordinance of 1787, the Northwest Ordinance established a government for the Northwest Territory, outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do? It outlawed slavery and spelled out the steps a territory needed to go through to become a state. The US Government appointed a governor (St. Clair) and 3 judges to govern the territory.