Art. 5. There shall be formed in the said territory, not less than three nor more than five States; and the boundaries of the States... shall become fixed and established as follows to wit: The western State.. shall be
bounded by the Mississippi, the Ohio, and Wabash Rivers; a direct line drawn from the Wabash and Post Vincents,
due North, to the territorial line between the United States and Canada; and, by the said territorial line, to the
Lake of the Woods and Mississippi. The middle State shall be bounded by the said direct line, the Wabash from
Post Vincents to the Ohio, by the Ohio, by a direct line, drawn due north from the mouth of the Great Miami, to
the said territorial line, and by the said territorial line. The eastern State shall be bounded by the last mentioned
direct line, the Ohio, Pennsylvania, and the said territorial line...
Based on the information provided here, this excerpt from a 1787 law is taken from
A)
The Bill of Rights.
B)
The Adams-Onis Treaty.
C)
The Louisiana Purchase.
D)
The Northwest Ordinance.