MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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It renamed the Western Lands the Northwest Territory, and guaranteed rights to the people who settled there, prohibited slavery and stated “the utmost good faith shall always be observed toward Native Americans.”
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It allowed ownership of the land by individuals, and for the creation of new states out of the territory.
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It applied a portion of land sales to build schools, thus becoming the first system of public education.
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All of these are true about the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following statements about the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is accurate? It promised ineffectively that Native American lands would not be taken without their consent.
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: -Which of the following best explains how the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 had an impact on westward expansion in the United States? It established procedures for how territories could become states.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following statements best describes how the Northwest Ordinance established a method for settlement? It provided a procedure whereby new states could become part of the United States.