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The Northwest Ordinance (formally An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio and also known as the Ordinance of 1787), enacted July 13, 1787, was an organic act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States.
The New Jersey Plan (also known as the Small State Plan or the Paterson Plan) was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. [1]
Land Ordinance of 1784 / of 1785; Northwest Ordinance of 1787; Members; ... New Jersey: 1780, 1787 Samuel Patterson: Delaware: 1784 Elisha Payne: New Hampshire: 1784
In 1787, Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance, which set an important precedent by establishing the first organized territory under the control of the confederated government. After Congressional efforts to amend the Articles failed, numerous American leaders met in Philadelphia in 1787 to establish a new constitution.
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Chaos ruled the day in early 1787 with Shays's Rebellion in full force and the states refusing to settle their disputes or contribute to the now six-year-old federal government. On February 2, 1787, the delegates finally gathered into a quorum and elected St. Clair to a one-year term as President of the Continental Congress.
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When a tree falls on a neighbor's property, the general rule is that the neighbor's homeowners insurance will pay the bills. That's the rule that applies if the falling tree happened as a result ...