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title: "How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 reflect Thomas Jefferson's ideas?"  
description: "How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 reflect Thomas Jefferson's ideas?"  
author: "Cox elliott"  
published: 2018-05-30  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43454/how-did-the-northwest-ordinance-of-1787-reflect-thomas-jefferson-s-ideas  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 reflect Thomas Jefferson's ideas? 

How did the [Northwest Ordinance](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42903/how-did-the-northwest-ordinance-provide-for-the-country-s-expansion) of 1787 reflect [Thomas Jefferson](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42893/whom-did-thomas-jefferson-defeat-in-the-1800-presidential-election)'s [ideas](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/126372/home-decorating-ideas-for-living-room-decoration)? \
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