Members of the Marietta chapters of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the American Revolution participate in a 2017 anniversary celebration of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.

The first territory was the Northwest Territory created by Congress in 1787. The Northwest Ordinance outlined the process for ...

Further cessions from states were expected, and various founding-era figures hoped to acquire additional territory ranging from Canada to Cuba. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 promised that the ...