Northwest Ordinances: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: National Constitution Center - The Northwest Ordinance (1787). | May 29, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Apr 16, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of of Pennsylvania Carey Law School - Legal Scholarship Repository - Administrative Constitutionalism and the Nortwest Ordinance (PDF). | Feb 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Northwest Ordinance. | Dec 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: George Washington's Mount Vernon - Northwest Ordinance. | Oct 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Teach Democracy - The Northwest Ordinance and Westward Expansion (PDF). | Aug 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Archives - Northwest Ordinance (1787). | Jun 07, 2025 | ||
| Cross-references added. | May 18, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of Chicago - Northwest Ordinance. | Feb 08, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Colonial America - Northwest Ordinance. | Feb 08, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 03, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 10, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Yale Law School - Lillian Goldman Law Library - The Avalon Project - Northwest Ordinance; July 13, 1787. | Apr 21, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Minnesota Legal History Project - The Great Land Ordinances. | Apr 21, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Sage American History - The Northwest Ordinance. | Apr 20, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Digital History - Northwest Ordinance. | Apr 20, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | May 28, 2015 | ||
| Article revised and expanded. | May 05, 2015 | ||
| Added new Web site: Ohio Historical Society - Ordinance of The Northwest Territory. | Feb 24, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Historical Documents in United States History - Northwest Ordinance - July 13, 1787. | Feb 16, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Ohio History Central - Northwest Ordinance. | Feb 16, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Sep 17, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 13, 2003 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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