Context: The foundation of Northwestern University is traceable to a meeting on May 31, 1850 of nine prominent Chicago businessmen, Methodist leaders and attorneys who had formed the idea of establishing a university to serve what had once been known as the Northwest Territory. On January 28, 1851, the Illinois General Assembly granted a charter to the Trustees of the North-Western University, making it the first chartered university in Illinois. The school's nine founders, all of whom were Methodists (three of them ministers), knelt in prayer and worship before launching their first organizational meeting. Although they affiliated the university with the Methodist Episcopal Church, they were committed to non-sectarian admissions, believing that Northwestern should serve all people in the newly developing territory.

Question: In what environment was the foundation for Northwestern University planned on May 31, 1850?
Answer: a meeting

Question: Who granted a charter to the Trustees of the North-Western University in January of 1851?
Answer: the Illinois General Assembly

Question: What was the religious affiliation of all 9 founding members of Northwestern?
Answer: Methodists

Question: How many of Northwestern's 9 founders were ministers?
Answer: three

Question: Which church did the 9 founders of Northwestern affiliate the university with?
Answer: Methodist Episcopal

Question: How many sellers did Northwestern University have?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question:  What type of church is Northwestern University unassociated with?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What was the date that lay down the foundation for Southwestern University?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question:  How many ministers founded Southwestern University?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question:  What denomination did the all of the founders disassociate with?
Answer: Unanswerable