What did the northwest ordinance do for the northwest territory

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What did the northwest ordinance do for the northwest territory

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The Northwest Ordinance adopted July 13, 1787 by the Second Continental Congress they chartered a government for the Northwest Territory that provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory. They listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory. The Constitution: Evolution of a Government.