Northwest Ordinance

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:allows slavery_in_the_Northwest_Territory
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
Land Ordinance of 1785
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:Continental_Congress
gptkbp:criteria population for statehood
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Congress_of_the_Confederation
the states
gptkbp:encouraged public education
settlement_in_the_Northwest_Territory
gptkbp:established gptkb:Northwest_Territory
township system
land survey system
judicial system in territories
process for territorial governance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Northwest Ordinance
gptkbp:includes civil liberties
gptkbp:influenced Enlightenment ideals
future statehood policies
gptkbp:is_a Homestead Act
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of U.S._history
U.S._territorial_policy.
gptkbp:is_a_model_for later territorial laws
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for governing new territories
statehood_process_in_the_U.S.
territorial_governance_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of historical analysis
American_legal_history
gptkbp:is_essential_for its_impact_on_American_expansion
gptkbp:is_part_of American_history
gptkbp:is_recognized_for its_role_in_shaping_the_Midwest
gptkbp:is_referenced_in Constitutional debates
land rights discussions
gptkbp:is_studied_in American_government_courses
gptkbp:is_used_in discussions of federal land policy
historical_context_of_the_U.S.
gptkbp:landmark American_legislative_history
gptkbp:led_to creation_of_Illinois
creation_of_Indiana
creation_of_Michigan
creation_of_Minnesota
creation_of_Ohio
creation_of_Wisconsin
gptkbp:mandates land sales
gptkbp:promoted education
gptkbp:provides religious freedom
admission of new states
gptkbp:recognizes Native_American_land_rights
gptkbp:related_to land use policy
gptkbp:setting governance structure for territories
gptkbp:suitableFor a_significant_achievement_of_the_Articles_of_Confederation
gptkbp:was_a_response_to westward expansion
gptkbp:was_marked_by President_of_the_Congress
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1787