Question

This allow allow Congress to divide the northwest territory into 3 to 5 separate territories it also establish governments for each tab a territory and specified how those territories could become states. Treaty of Paris Northwest ordinance Treaty of Ghent declaration of independence

Answer 1

Option: Northwest ordinance

Step-by-step explanation:

In 1787, the Northwest Ordinance created five new states under the Northwest Territory. The territory included states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, rejected slavery and became free states. Under the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, America maintained laws that made an effort for an orderly settlement in the western territories.