This land ordinance, the was one of the Articles of Confederation-era Congress' few successes, establishing the federal process for the creation of new states out of unorganized territories. Molded by Jeffersonian principles, several of the ordinance's articles addressed new issues surrounding federal land policy, including public education, slavery, and religious freedom in these territories: O Northwest Ordinance of 1787 O Iroquois Confederacy Ordinance of 1787 Ohio River Valley Ordinance of 1787 Southeast Ordinance of 1787

This land ordinance, the was one of the Articles of Confederation-era Congress' few successes, establishing the federal process for the creation of new states out of unorganized territories. Molded by Jeffersonian principles, several of the ordinance's articles addressed new issues surrounding federal land policy, including public education, slavery, and religious freedom in these territories: O Northwest Ordinance of 1787 O Iroquois Confederacy Ordinance of 1787 Ohio River Valley Ordinance of 1787 Southeast Ordinance of 1787