CONTENTS
| PAGE | |||
| Introduction | [6] | ||
| Foreword | [7] | ||
| Chapter | I— | Pre-Ordinance Summary | [9] |
| Chapter | II— | History of the Ordinance of 1787 | [16] |
| Chapter | III— | The First Settlement of the Northwest Territory under the Ordinance of 1787 | [30] |
| Chapter | IV— | The Beginnings of Government | [45] |
| Chapter | V— | Growth of Settlements | [50] |
| Chapter | VI— | Evolution of the Northwest Territory | [66] |
| Chapter | VII— | Significance of the Ordinance of 1787 | [75] |
| Bibliography | [85] | ||
| School Contests | [91] | ||