What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

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It was a law passed by the Continental Congress that created the Northwest Ordinance, the first American territory!. It also set up how the U!.S!. would later expand westward and how new states would be added into the United States!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 opened the previously closed lands for settlement north of the Ohio River and East of the Mississippi River!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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