This change is an example of what? how a law changes when new evidence disproves it
how a law stays the same as new scientific inquiries are made
how a theory changes as new areas of science open up
how a theory stays the same when new research confirms it

The answer is it organized land into districts. territories, and states.this ordinance created by thomas jefferson established a set of guidelines and procedures for a territory wanting to apply to be a state in the union. it also ensured that these territories in the northwest would not be slave states.