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Map of Kanzas and Nebraska from the original surveys
On July 13, 1787, the United States, as organized by the Articles of Confederation, passed the Northwest Ordinance. This legislation established the precedent for how new states enter the Union of the United States. In 1789, the first US Congress organized under the Constitution reaffirmed the Northwest Ordinance. While the Northwest Ordinance applied to the region between the Great Lakes and the Ohio River, the precedent regarding entry to the Union was later applied to establish other territories and States. This is a map of Kanzas Territory and Nebraska Territory drawn and engraved for Salma Hale's History of the United States of America. This map is provided through a co-operative project between the Lecompton Historical Society and the Kansas Historical Society.
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