The Northwest Ordinance, officially An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States North-West of the River Ohio, was passed by the Confederation Congress on 13 July 1787, while the Constitutional Convention was meeting in Philadelphia. It is one of the most important laws in American history.
The Congress of the Confederation · CatalogThe Congress of the ConfederationThe Congress of the Confederation · CatalogThe Northwest Ordinance was passed by the Congress of the Confederation, the national legislature of the United States under the Articles of Confederation, meeting in New York.The Northwest Ordinance
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