The land ordinance of 1787 was also known as the ordinance.

Northwest

Explanation:

The Land Ordinance of 1787 was also known as the Northwest Ordinance. This was passed by Congress with the purpose of creating a government for the Northwest Territory, outlining the process by which new states were to be admitted and listing a bill of rights for the territory. The territory comprised an area west of Pennsylvania, north of the Ohio River, east of the Mississippi River and south of the Great Lakes.