Northwest ordiance of 1787

Answer 1

It established the process for how the U.S. would expand westward.

Answer 2

The Northwest Ordinance was passed in 1787 by the newly created Congress and signed by President George Washington. It created the Northwest Territory, which was the first territory in the United States.

Answer 3

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was signed by President George Washington. It created the Northwest Territory, which was centered around the Great Lakes area. It was the first territory of the United States.

Answer 4

The Northwest Ordinance, adopted July 13, 1787, by the Second Continental Congress, 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.

Answer 5

The Northwest Ordinances of 1787 established a Northwest Territory in the United States. The Land Ordinance of 1785 allowed Congress to sale land in the unmapped territory to the west of the original states.

Answer 6

To divide the territory into smaller territories.

Answer 7

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established the Northwest territory. The Ordinance allowed for surveying, setting aside land for public good, and government selling of land.