what did congress do to organize the northwest territory
The Congress of the Confederation enacted the Northwest Ordinance in 1787 to provide for the administration of the territories and set rules for admission as a state. On August 7, 1789, the new U.S. Congress affirmed the Ordinance with slight modifications under the Constitution.The territory included all the land of the United States west of Pennsylvania and northwest of the Ohio River.It covered all of the modern states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, as well as the northeastern part of Minnesota.he territory included all the land of the United States west of Pennsylvania and northwest of the Ohio River.