Northwest Land Ordinance Of 1787. Northwest ordinances, also called ordinances of 1784, 1785, and 1787, several ordinances enacted by the u.s. Be it ordained by the united states in congress assembled, that the said territory, for the purpose of temporary government, be one

The land ordinance of 1785 established a plan for surveying land. The land ordinance of 1785 was passed to survey the northwest territory. The northwest ordinance of 1787 was a very early federal law passed by congress in the era of the articles of confederation.