It was in 1787, under the Northwest Ordinance, by the government led in creating of five new states under the Northwest Territory. The Ordinance divided states with the boundaries and declared Major General Arthur St. Clair its first Governor. The territory organized into the present states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. These states excluded slavery and became non-slave states.
Federalists believed that and supported the constitution. They also wanted a stronger republic and were open minded. Anti-federalists however opposed this idea. They did not want to expand the power they already held. They believed the government already had enough power And weren’t in need of any more.
