Answer:
No, American settlers did not adhere to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. The Northwest Ordinance guaranteed tribal land rights, but settlers would kick American Indians off of the land they planned to settle.
Conditions before the Industrial Revolution were terrible. Child mortality was high and the children who survived, barely had enough to eat. You see, because of The Little Ice Age, agriculture was terrible. And before the revolution, most of Europe was agriculture based. The lack of food made people stunted and killed many. The food that could be harvested, were taxed and there was almost no profit.
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