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What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?

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It was an act of Congress passed July 13, 1787 that created the the Northwest Territory of the USA and in doing so established the basis of many of the amendments to the constitution later laid down as part of the Bill of Rights (including the Abolition of Slavery).
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