MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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They would be resettled west of the Mississippi River prior to statehood being granted.
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New lands should not be taken from Native Americans without their consent.
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The territory had to set aside 500 acres for a reservation for all tribes to divide up.
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They also had the right to vote if male and owned 50 acres.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Ordinance directs that “the utmost good faith shall always be observed towards Indians; their land and property shall never be taken from them without their consent.”
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Removal Era (1820-1850) As the United States grew in population, the federal government sought to displace Native Americans to increase room for western expansion. The policy goals of the era focused on removing Native Americans from Indian Country and moving them west beyond the Mississippi River.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -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.