The full text of the Northwest Ordinance.
 The Ordinance of 1787
The National Archives and Records Administration, National History Day, and other partners have put 100 key documents from American history on the Web. This is the text of the entire Northwest Ordinance from their site.
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The Northwest Ordinance, 1787 |
| Creator: | U.S. Continental Congress |
| Pub Data: | Electronic text presented by the National Archives and Records Administration at www.ourdocuments.gov |
| Citation: | National Archives and Records Administration. "An Ordinance for the government of the Territory of the United States northwest of the River Ohio";
Online facsimile at:
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=8&page=transcr
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Visited on: 6/19/2013
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