The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

2. Congress would fund _____ establishments.
3. A series of natural rights _____ would be included.
7. The _____ process was lengthy.
13. James _____ visited the region in the mid 1780s.
15. Some favored the ____ admission of new states rather than a rapid addition.
20. The voice of a single individual would have prevented this _____.
21. There would be an absolute _____ on slavery.
22. The region was _____ populated.
23. Jefferson designed his proposal primarily as an _____ to prevent the westward expansion of slavery.
25. The debates over the ordinance brought _____ to the forefront of national political discussion.
26. The _____ borders of the existing states would be affected by the boundaries of the territory.
27. A new constitutional framework was debated at the _____ Convention.
28. Tensions remained regarding land claims west of the _____ River.
31. In 1787, a series of long-lasting _____ disputes between states culminated in a new set of guidelines.
32. Virginia's territory claims spanned northward to what is now _____.
33. From the 1770s to the 1780s the newly formed American states were hardly _____.

1. There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary _____.
4. The new states would adopt a _____ form of government.
5. The friends to the rights of human ____ will in the end prevail.
6. Both Massachusetts and _____ asserted claims to some of Virginia's ceded territory.
8. Once a state achieved a _____ of 60,000 inhabitants it would enter into the Confederation on equal footing.
9. In 1777, 12 states had ratified, but _____ remained the lone holdout.
10. The formation of new states would ____ the power of the existing states.
11. The Articles of Confederation remained legally _____ for four years.
12. A clause was inserted to guarantee the return of _____ slaves.
14. The future states may never contain a _____ number of inhabitants.
16. The new states would pay back a portion of _____ debt in proportion to their populations.
17. Jefferson's plan consisted of four important _____.
18. Thomas Jefferson served in Congress as a ____ of Virginia.
19. The Northwest Ordinance was one of the most important acts of the _____ Congress.
24. _____ governments would be appointed prior to statehood.
29. _____ often made embellished westward claims on behalf of their own states.
30. The Articles were _____ in February 1781.