Question

Which precedent was set by the Northwest Ordinance and later included in the U.S. Constitution?​

Answer 1

The Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 set the pattern for the United States to expand westward across North America by admitting new states rather than expanding existing ones.

What did the Northwest Ordinance include?

Slavery was abolished in the Northwest Territory for good, religious freedom and other civil liberties were secured, resident Indians were promised decent treatment, and education was supplied.

What 4 Things did the Northwest Ordinance do?

A charter of rights that protected religious liberty, the right to a writ of habeas corpus, the right to a jury trial, and other individual rights, as well as encouraging education and prohibiting slavery.