The Northwest Ordinance Planning Expansion. The Nw Ordinance Passed in 1787 while the U.S. was still...

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The Northwest Ordinance Planning Expansion

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The Northwest Ordinance

Planning Expansion

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• Passed in 1787 while the U.S. was still under the Articles of Confederation – When the Constitution was adopted in 1789, the

new Congress reapproved it.

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The Nw Ordinance• The Ordinance’s major

effects:1. Allowed new states to join

the U.S. (rather than just expand the original 13)• The first one was ___________

in 1803

2. Abolished slavery north of the Ohio river and east of the Mississippi river

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3. Listed various “natural rights” that would later be added to the Bill of Rights in the Constitution.• Ex. Freedom of/from religion, no cruel & unusual

punishment, etc.

4. Created an organized system of creating new towns/cities.• Made sure leave space (and funds) for a public

school in each town

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