Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Northwest_Territory
gptkb:Land_Ordinance_of_1785 |
| gptkbp:applies_to |
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
July 13, 1787
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:the_United_States_Congress
gptkb:Congress_of_the_Confederation |
| gptkbp:encouraged |
westward expansion
the establishment of schools settlement in the Northwest Territory |
| gptkbp:established |
the principle of no taxation without representation
the concept of a bill of rights for settlers the concept of township and range system the principle of equal footing for new states the principle of public domain the process for creating local governments the process for creating new states the process for land claims the framework for future legislation regarding territories governance for the Northwest Territory |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
post-Revolutionary War America
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
|
| gptkbp:includes |
provisions for the protection of property rights
provisions for civil liberties provisions for public education provisions for land surveys provisions for the establishment of a legislative assembly provisions for the establishment of a militia provisions for the establishment of courts provisions for the regulation of trade provisions for the rights of trial by jury |
| gptkbp:includes_provisions_for |
guaranteed certain rights to settlers
prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory established a method for admitting new states to the Union |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:the_U._S._Constitution
future state constitutions subsequent land policies the development of the Midwest region |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation
|
| gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
religious freedom
|
| gptkbp:is_recognized_by |
the importance of education
the rights of Native Americans the importance of civil society |
| gptkbp:provides |
the protection of individual rights
the appointment of a governor and judges the appointment of a secretary for the territory the establishment of a land office the establishment of a system of land grants. the establishment of a territorial government the sale of public lands |
| gptkbp:purpose |
establish governance for the Northwest Territory
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Land_Ordinance_of_1785
|
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:None
|
| gptkbp:set_in |
boundaries for the Northwest Territory
the criteria for statehood the framework for future territorial governance |
| gptkbp:significance |
set a precedent for the admission of new states
|
| gptkbp:territory |
gptkb:Northwest_Territory
|