THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE of 1787

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THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE of 1787
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1. CONFEDERATION a group of loosely joined, but
   sovereign states.

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1. Problem Many states made claims to the western
   lands (Northwest Territory).

• Boundaries of the Northwest Territory Great
  Lakes (north), Pennsylvania (east), Ohio River
  (south), Mississippi River (west)

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1. Solution to the Problem All states agreed to
   cede (give) their claims to Congress, so Congress
   can sell the land for the good of the country
   (confederation).

• NATIONAL DOMAIN Public land

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• LAND ORDINANCE of 1785 Congresss plan to sell
  the land of the Northwest Territory.
• Rectangular Survey System carefully surveyed
  the land into squares to be sold.

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1. Township the largest division of land. It is
   thirty-six square miles.

Township
6 MILES
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Townships
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1. Section 36 sections in a township. It is one
   square mile or 640 acres.

Section
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• Acre the smallest division of land. It sold
  for 1 per acre.
• The average size farm was 40 acre. So, it sold
  for 40.

BUCKEYES
OHIO STATE
50
40
40
30
20
10
30
20
10
ACRE
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1. Education the sale from one section of each
   township goes to start a school for that
   township.

• How much went for education?
• Answer 640

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• THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE of 1787 this document
  establishes
• the principles and procedures for the orderly
  expansion of the United States.

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• Statehood
• When the population reaches 5,000 adult males the
  area can
• elect its own legislature.
• send non-voting members to Congress.

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• When the population reaches 60,000 adult males
  the area can
• can write a state constitution and apply for
  statehood.
• If Congress approves the state Constitution that
  area will become a state.

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• Five states

Minnesota
Ohio (1803)
Michigan
Indiana (1816)
Wisconsin
Illinois (1818)
Michigan (1837)
Illinois
Ohio
Wisconsin (1848)
Indiana
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• Rights Guaranteed
• Trial by jury
• Public education
• Freedom of religion
• Prohibition of slavery