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The northwest ordinance included a Bill of Rights for the settlers, guaranteeing freedom of religion and trial by jury. It had an enormous effect on American expansion and the development and it opend the way for settlement of the Northwest Territory in a stable and orderly manner.

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Who did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 favor?

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What law established a procedure for making new states out of a territory?

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