The Northwest Ordinance __________.

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established a system for settling the Northwest Territory and provided a method for admitting new states to the Union. It prohibited slavery in the territory, which was north of the Ohio River, and did not reserve land for Indian tribes. It divided the territory into fewer than ten states, and its land policies often benefited eastern land speculators who bought large tracts of land for resale.