MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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Question
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The Northwest Ordinance set up the government for the
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Louisiana Purchase
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Northwest Reserve
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Northwest Territory
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Northeast Territory
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The ordinance was passed by the Continental Congress on July 13, 1787, and affirmed, with slight modifications, by the U.S. Congress on August 7, 1789.
Detailed explanation-3: -Under the ordinance, slavery was forever outlawed from the lands of the Northwest Territory, freedom of religion and other civil liberties were guaranteed, the resident Indians were promised decent treatment, and education was provided for.
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