original_query: What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and what boundary did it establish?
query: What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and what boundary did it establish?
answer: The Northwest Ordinance of 1787, also known as the Ordinance of 1787, established the boundary for possible future states in the Northwest Territory as an east-west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan.