What did the northwest ordinance of 1787 require of new state?

The Northwest Ordinance, adopted July 13, 1787, by the Second Continental Congress, chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.

The Northwest Ordinance provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory