Northwest Ordinance of 1787
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNITED STATES INDIAN POLICY AND LAW, Paul Finkelman and Tim Garrison, eds., Congressional Quarterly Press, December 2008
2 Pages Posted: 31 Jul 2009
Date Written: December 2008
Abstract
This encyclopedia entry describes and defines the meaning of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 in regulating American expansion in the 'old Northwest' and in the Pacific Northwest and its impact on the rights of American Indian Nations.
Keywords: Northwest Ordinance, American settlement, American expansion
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Miller, Robert J., Northwest Ordinance of 1787 (December 2008). THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNITED STATES INDIAN POLICY AND LAW, Paul Finkelman and Tim Garrison, eds., Congressional Quarterly Press, December 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1442093
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