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DIVIDING THE LAND Week 9 Activity

DIVIDING THE LANDS

As land speculators moved to profit from the new lands, the Confederation Congress debated how to divide the new territories.

Numerous proposals presented:

Many smaller states

Fewer larger state

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is passed by the Confederation Congress to govern the region

WHAT WAS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE OF 1787?

Visit the following online links:

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/nworder.asp

http://loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/northwest.html

Answer the question above in the discussion for this week.