The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
a. provided for the survey and sale of public lands in the Old Northwest.
b. established a procedure for governing the Old Northwest territory and managing the political transition from a territory to the state in the Old Northwest.
c. banned slavery from all territories of the United States.
d. cleared the way for ratification of the Articles of Confederation.
e. gave control over land to the territories in which they were located.
b
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