Why was the north west ordinance important ?

from the conditions of the working class in england by friedrich engels,the main idea is :

map scale refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground. for example, on a 1: 100000 scale map, 1cm on the map equals 1km on the ground.

c. more people could read and interpret the bible for themselves

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