The Northwest Ordinance

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What was the Northwest Ordinance?

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A Law

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Did the new U.S Government encourage American Settlers to move West?

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Yes!

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The Americans were happy about moving Westward. Why?

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They were eager for new opportunities the unsettled land might provide.

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What did the Northwest Ordinance allow?

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It allowed Congress to divide the Northwest Territory into 4-6 separate territories, establish a government, and become a state.

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The Northwest Ordinance Law meant that settlers living in the Northwest Territory would have the same...

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Rights as Americans Living in the original States

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What were the Americans called before the Revolutionary War?

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Colonists

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What were the Colonies called after America won its freedom?

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States

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What law banned slavery, encouraged education, and set a policy of fair treatment for American Indians living in the Territory?

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The Northwest Ordinance

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Beliefs that support democracy, such as FREEDOM, JUSTICE, and EQUALITY.

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Democratic Ideals