Which document was created after the Northwest Ordinance?

The Federalist Papers were created after the Northwest Ordinance, making this choice the correct one. The Northwest Ordinance was enacted in 1787, and it established a framework for governance and the admission of new states to the Union from the Northwest Territory. This was a significant step in organizing the new territories and reflected the country’s growth post-Revolutionary War.

The Federalist Papers, written between 1787 and 1788, were a series of essays aimed at promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution, which would be established after the Articles of Confederation proved inadequate in managing the affairs of the new nation. These writings were instrumental in shaping the understanding and rationale of the Constitution and were responses to the needs highlighted by the governance issues that the Northwest Ordinance also sought to address.

In contrast, the Articles of Confederation, the Magna Carta, and the Declaration of Independence were created prior to the Northwest Ordinance. The Articles were the first governing document of the United States, drafted in 1777 and ratified in 1781, while the Magna Carta is a historic English document from 1215 that influenced constitutional governance but has no direct connection to the Northwest Ordinance or the context of American governance. The Declaration of Independence