The Northwest Ordinance (1787)
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Was a peace treaty negotiated with Native nations across the entire Northwest Territory frontier
- B
Was a formal declaration of war against Britain and its Indian allies on the western frontier
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Established the procedure for admitting new states from the Northwest Territory and prohibited slavery there
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Created the U.S. Constitution and ratified the Bill of Rights for the newly admitted states
Explanation
A major Articles-era achievement; banned slavery in territories that became OH, IN, IL, MI, WI.