adopted July 13, 1787, by the Second Continental Congress, chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory. You an find it on the Second Continental congress website <span><span>www.ushistory.org/us/10e.asp</span> </span>
The Northwest Ordinance<span>, adopted July 13, 1787, by the Second Continental Congress, chartered a government </span>for<span> the </span>Northwest<span> Territory, provided a method </span>for<span> admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.</span>
