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<big>'''Northwest Ordinance of 1787'''</big> | <big>'''Northwest Ordinance of 1787'''</big> | ||
* the new nation recognized need to organize territorial expansion | * the new nation recognized need to organize territorial expansion | ||
* put into ideals and protections of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, as well as prohibition of slavery | |||
* drove further claims westward | * drove further claims westward | ||
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