Question

In 1787, the Northwest Ordinance did what?

It outlined which states could and could not become a free or slave state.

It outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states.

It let states choose if they wanted to be part of the United States, Canada or Mexico.

This only pertained to the original 13 colonies and the size of their populations.

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The correct answer is:

It outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states.