Question

What was a result of the Land Ordinance of 1787?

Answer 1

A government was established for the northwest

Answer 2

Answer:

A result of the Land Ordinance of 1787 was that a government was provided for the Northwest.

Explanation:

The Land Ordinance of 1787 was a law of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States. The ordinance was approved unanimously on July 13, 1787. The main effect of the ordinance was the creation of the Northwest Territory as the first organized territory of the United States of the region south of the Great Lakes north and west of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River. On August 7, 1789, the Congress of the United States affirmed the Ordinance with slight changes established by the Constitution.