Question

How was the Northwest Territory intially governed under the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

Answer 1

The British government ruled the territory.
The French government ruled the territory.
A single government ruled the entire territory.
Various state governments ruled different parts of the territory.

Answer 2

"The 1784 ordinance divided the Northwest Territory into districts that were initially governed by Congress and eventually admitted to the Union as member states. ... "The division of political power between the state and federal governments under the U.S. Constitution