The following three principal provisions were ordained in the document: (1) a division of the Northwest Territory into "not less than three nor more than five States"; (2) a three-stage method for admitting a new state to the Union—with a congressionally appointed governor, secretary, and three judges to rule in the
Answer: 1. a division of the Northwest Territory. 2. a three-stage method for admitting a new state to the Union. 3. a bill of rights protecting religious freedom, the right to a writ of habeas corpus
