Summary: Northwest Ordinance Of 1787
Northwest Ordinance of 1787: 1. Provided a new structure for government of the Northwest territory 2. Bill of Rights 3. Established requirements for statehood 4. Abolished slavery 5. Brought order to western settlement and incorporated frontier Americans into an expanding federal system
Articles of Confederation vs Constitution: 1. Congress could request states to pay taxes………Congress could levy taxes on individuals 2. No system of federal courts…………..Had courts to settle disputes between citizens, states 3. No provision to regulate trade…………Congress could regulate trade between states. 4. Sovereignty resided in the states………Constitution was the law of the land 5. Congress could not draft troops……….Congress
Articles of Confederation vs Constitution: 1. Congress could request states to pay taxes………Congress could levy taxes on individuals 2. No system of federal courts…………..Had courts to settle disputes between citizens, states 3. No provision to regulate trade…………Congress could regulate trade between states. 4. Sovereignty resided in the states………Constitution was the law of the land 5. Congress could not draft troops……….Congress