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What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

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to provide a system of government for the Northwest Territory.

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the Northwest Ordinance established a government for the Northwest Territory, 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.

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