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Why did Congress pass the Northwest Ordinance, and what did it achieve?

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The Northwest Ordinance, adopted July 13, 1787, by the ConfederationCongress, chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.

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