The 2 established a government
, outlined the
process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed
that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen
states. Considered one of the most important legislative acts of
the Confederation Congress, the-2 also protected civil
liberties and outlawed slavery in the new territories.
-"Primary Documents in American History,"
Library of Congress, www. loc. gov
(accessed May 2, 2014)
14. Which document completes this excerpt?
a. Declaration of Independence
b. Treaty of Ghent
c. Northwest Ordinance
d. Louisiana Purchase Treaty

Alternative Titles: Ordinances of 1784, 1785, and 1787

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Northwest Ordinances, also called Ordinances of 1784, 1785, and 1787, several ordinances enacted by the U.S. Congress for the purpose of establishing orderly and equitable procedures for the settlement and political incorporation of the Northwest Territory—i.e., that part of the American frontier lying west of Pennsylvania, north of the Ohio River, east of the Mississippi River, and south of the Great Lakes; this is generally the area known today as the American Midwest.

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