What is is achievements of the northwest ordinance?

Answer 1

There are few things significant about the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. First, it established the ability of the U. S. government to expand westward. Next, it set a precedent for admitting new states into the union as opposed to expanding existing states. Finally, it prohibited slavery in the territory, thus creating the Ohio River as the boundary for slavery.

Answer 2

The Northwest Ordinance was the law which provided the method for creating new states within the Northwest Territory. The Territory included land which now comprises five states north and west of the Ohio River. It was acquired by the United States from the British under the Treaty of Paris which ended the Revolutionary War in 1783. Population had to be at least 60,000 before an area could apply for statehood. The ordinance was adopted by Congress under the Articles of Confederation on July 13, 1787.

Answer 3

There was a Northwest Ordiance, which was "an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States. The Ordinance unanimously passed on July 13, 1787. The primary effect of the ordinance was the creation of the Northwest Territory as the first organized territory of the United States out of the region south of the Great Lakes, north and west of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River. On August 7, 1789, the U.S. Congress affirmed the Ordinance with slight modifications under the Constitution."

Referenced from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Ordinance

Answer 4

Well first it's the Northwest Ordinance, second it was passed on July 13, 1787, it made one big Northwest Territory (it consisted of the lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River). The lands would be separated into 3-5 smaller parts. The smaller territories could "petition" for "state hood" once they met the quota of about 60,000 people in the territory.

Answer 5

It Described How The Northwest Territory Was To Be Governed.

Answer 6

The Northwest Ordinance was an act of Congress in 1785. It created the first organized territory of the United States, called the Northwest Territory.

Answer 7

A set of laws the government made for the North West only.

Answer 8

to abolish slavery