Southwest Ordinance
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The Southwest Ordinance was a 1790 act of the U.S. Congress that organized the Territory South of the River Ohio and established its government and path to statehood.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
foundational territorial statute ⓘ organic act ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Act for the Government of the Territory of the United States, South of the River Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwestern Ordinance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedToFutureState | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedToRegion |
lands south of the Ohio River
ⓘ
western lands ceded by North Carolina ⓘ |
| appliesToFormerColony | North Carolina cession lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Territory South of the River Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | principles of the Northwest Ordinance regarding governance ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdOffice | territorial judges for the Southwest Territory ⓘ |
| createdTitle |
Governor of the Territory South of the River Ohio
ⓘ
Secretary of the Territory South of the River Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1790-05-26 ⓘ |
| definedGovernmentFor | Territory South of the River Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedRelationshipBetween | federal government and Territory South of the River Ohio ⓘ |
| effect |
establishment of a legal framework for eventual statehood of Tennessee
ⓘ
formal organization of the Southwest Territory ⓘ |
| established | Territory South of the River Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
orderly governance of the Southwest Territory
ⓘ
orderly transition from territory to statehood ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–American Revolutionary War expansion ⓘ |
| legalForm | act of Congress ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public law of the United States ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| modeledAfter | Northwest Ordinance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States territorial expansion framework ⓘ |
| precededBy | Northwest Ordinance of 1787 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedFor |
appointment of a territorial governor
ⓘ
appointment of a territorial secretary ⓘ appointment of territorial judges ⓘ creation of a territorial legislative assembly ⓘ election of a territorial legislature after population thresholds ⓘ territorial delegate to the U.S. Congress (without vote) ⓘ |
| providedPathToStatehoodFor | Territory South of the River Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reaffirmedPrinciplesOf | Northwest Ordinance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulated |
civil government in the Territory South of the River Ohio
ⓘ
land and political organization south of the Ohio River ⓘ |
| shortName | Southwest Ordinance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
admission of new states
ⓘ
territorial government ⓘ territorial organization ⓘ |
| temporalContext | Early national period of United States history ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1790 ⓘ |
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