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 admitting a new state to the Union and guaranteed newly created states ...

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 ...