The Northwest Ordinance : Essays on its Formulation, Provisions, and Legacy.
Adoption of the Northwest Ordinance in 1787 ended a long and sometimes acrimonious debate over the question of how to organize and govern the western territories of the United States. Many eastern leaders viewed the Northwest Territory as a colonial possession, while freedom-loving settlers demanded...
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East Lansing, Mich. :
Michigan State University Press,
1988.
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