What Congress passed to divide the west into townships and farms.
Land Ordinance of 1785
Gave government to the territories
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
When a territory in the Northwest had 5000 residents, it could create a self-governing
legislature
When a Northwest territory had 60,000 residents, it could apply to become a
U. S. State
How many residents did a Northwest territory need to create a self-governing legislature?
5,000
How many residents did a Northwest territory need to apply to become a U.S. State?
60,000
What was outlawed in the Northwest?
Slavery