MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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Why did congress pass the ordinances for the Northwest Territory?
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Congress needed to prevent chaos and unlawfulness:“When large groups of people get together but have few rules to follow, things can get wild fast.”
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The ordinances established an orderly system for transferring federally owned land to private holding, townships, and states.
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Congress recognized the need to provide safety and order within the new settlements, and it also wanted to establish a strong government.
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These are all true.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The primary purpose of the ordinance was to terminate the claims of individual states and to organize the territory into new states. These purposes are accomplished by Sections 1–13 of the document.
Detailed explanation-2: -Despite the drawbacks of the Articles of Confederation, the laws Congress created relating to the Northwest Territory proved to be a major success. These laws defined the basic rights of settlers and established federal support for education.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Northwest Ordinance, officially titled “An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States North West of the River Ohio, ” was adopted by the Confederation Congress on July 13, 1787.
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