Northwest Ordinance (1789)
- 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
- This new law stated that new states would be formed, rather then just expanding existing ones
-It created a further divide in the country's beliefs about slavery, and escalated the issue over slavery
- This new law stated that new states would be formed, rather then just expanding existing ones
-It created a further divide in the country's beliefs about slavery, and escalated the issue over slavery
Northwestern territory