The ordinance was thus the prototype for the subsequent organic acts that created organized territories during the westward expansion of the United States.

At present, a third organic act of the Cordillera is in the offing supported by the Cordillera Regional Development Council.

As an organic act, the ordinance created a civil government in the territory under the direct jurisdiction of the Congress.

Called the "third organic act" or "act to Organize the Judiciary Department" it was passed September 7, 1847 activated January 10, 1848.

The Weekly Dakotian was the first newspaper that was published in the Dakota Territory after the passage of the organic act.

The territory was organized by an organic act of Congress in 1850, on the same day that the State of California was admitted to the Union.

This is by virtue of state constitutional provisions, organic territorial acts incorporated into legal systems of states subsequently organized, statutes and decisions of the courts.

For provinces voted for expansion and amendments to the original organic act:

If a majority did not vote in favor, all amendments to the organic act, save for provinces and cities that voted for inclusion, are rejected.

"Unorganized territory" is not a name; it simply means Congress has not passed an organic act for the territory.