Northwest Ordinance of 1787

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Northwest_Ordinance_of_1787

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Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affectedStates	gptkb:Illinois gptkb:Indiana gptkb:Michigan gptkb:Ohio gptkb:Wisconsin part of Minnesota
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Ordinance_of_1787
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:Northwest_Territory
gptkbp:created	process for creating new states
gptkbp:dateEnacted	July 13, 1787
gptkbp:enactedBy	Confederation Congress
gptkbp:guarantees	freedom of religion public education right to trial by jury
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Northwest Ordinance of 1787
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson gptkb:Land_Ordinance_of_1784 gptkb:Land_Ordinance_of_1785
gptkbp:legacy	model for future territorial expansion
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Land_Ordinance_of_1785
gptkbp:prohibits	slavery in Northwest Territory
gptkbp:providesFor	appointment of judges division of land into townships appointment of secretary appointment of territorial governor election of territorial legislature
gptkbp:purpose	establish government for Northwest Territory
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation United States territorial expansion abolition of slavery in the North
gptkbp:repealedBy	gptkb:United_States_Constitution_(superseded_in_part)
gptkbp:requires	territorial population of 60,000 for statehood
gptkbp:section	Article 3 guarantees civil liberties Article 6 prohibits slavery Article 5 describes process for statehood
gptkbp:significance	established process for admitting new states
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Land_Ordinance_of_1785 gptkb:Northwest_Ordinance_of_1789_(re-enactment_under_U.S._Constitution)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6