<span>Northwest Ordinance. The Northwest Ordinance (formally An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio, and also known as the The Ordinance of 1787) was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States (the Confederation Congress), passed July 13, 1787 </span>
In Wilson's Fourteen Points, the main goal of removing German troops from occupied lands was to restore dignity and independence to those countries. I hope this helps :)
