What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do? It outlawed slavery and spelled out the steps a territory needed to go through to become a state. The US Government appointed a governor (St. Clair) and 3 judges to govern the territory.
the Northwest Ordinance established a government for the Northwest Territory, outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states.
