Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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What did the Northwest Ordinance establish?

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A government for the Northwest Territory.

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What did the Northwest Ordinance outline for statehood?

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How the Northwest Territory could be divided into smaller territories and eventually admitted as states.

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What rights did the Northwest Ordinance guarantee?

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Rights such as freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and the right to trial by jury.

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What did the Northwest Ordinance prohibit?

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Slavery in the Northwest Territory.

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What did the Northwest Ordinance provide for?

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Public education and funding for public schools.

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What promise did the Northwest Ordinance make regarding Native Americans?

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Fair treatment of Native Americans living in the territory.

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What was the Northwest Territory?

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The land north of the Ohio River and west of the Alleghenies, including current states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota.