In 1492, European land routes to Asia were not clearly established. were just beginning to be traveled. took weeks or months to travel. took only days to travel.

what precedent do you see the ordinance of 1787 setting for the 1st amendment of the us constitution : )

this person under me, copied me. owo

missouri compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery

it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.