the Northwest Ordinance

/ðə ˌnɔːθwest ˈɔːdɪnəns/

/ðə ˌnɔːrθwest ˈɔːrdɪnəns/

a US law, passed by Congress in 1787, which established the Northwest Territory, the area from the Great Lakes south to the Ohio River. It was the country's first official addition of western lands. The law said that the region could become a state when its population reached 60 000.《西北条例》：1787年国会通过的美国法律，建立了西北地区，即从大湖南部到俄亥俄河的地区。这是该国首次正式增加西方土地。法律说，当该地区人口达到6万时，该地区可能成为州。

词汇	the Northwest Ordinance
释义	the Northwest Ordinance /ðə ˌnɔːθwest ˈɔːdɪnəns/ /ðə ˌnɔːrθwest ˈɔːrdɪnəns/ a US law, passed by Congress in 1787, which established the Northwest Territory, the area from the Great Lakes south to the Ohio River. It was the country's first official addition of western lands. The law said that the region could become a state when its population reached 60 000.《西北条例》：1787年国会通过的美国法律，建立了西北地区，即从大湖南部到俄亥俄河的地区。这是该国首次正式增加西方土地。法律说，当该地区人口达到6万时，该地区可能成为州。
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