Question

Is the Land Ordinance of 1785 or the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 something that could have been passed by the states? Why or why not?

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Answer:

Northwest Ordinances, also called Ordinances of 1784, 1785, and 1787, several ordinances enacted by the U.S. Congress for the purpose of establishing orderly and equitable procedures for the settlement and political incorporation of the Northwest Territory—i.e., that part of the American frontier lying west of ...