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jul 13, 1787 - Northwest Ordinance

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Land act that provided for orderly settlement and established a process by which settled territories would become the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin
Banned slavery in the Northwest Territory
Established public education in the North
Greatest achievement of the Articles

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jul 13, 1787
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~ 239 years ago