A nation divided

  • Passed Northwest ordinance

    The Northwest ordinance started a form of government for the northwest territory. This is included a list of rights guaranteed in the northwest territory.
  • Signing of the U.S Constitution

    Many people signed the constitution that day this that it was going to better the U.S. There was st least one person that refused to sign because it protected slave rights and the slave trade.
  • Missouri Comprimise

    The Missouri Compromise authorized the people of the Missouri territory to form a constitution and state government. it also prohibited slavery in some territories.