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What's one thing the Northwest Ordinance did?​

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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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What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do? It outlawed slavery and spelled out the steps a territory needed to go through to become a state. The US Government appointed a governor (St. Clair) and 3 judges to govern the territory.
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