USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

NORTHWEST ORDINANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Northwest Ordinance is important because it:
A
set up private schooling paid for by businesses
B
Outlawed slavery nationwide
C
Created new colonies
D
made it possible for new states to be equals with original states
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was significant because it prohibited the extension of slavery into the Northwest Territory and for the admission of its constituent parts as states into the union. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-2: -The Northwest Ordinance chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.

Detailed explanation-3: -Also known as the Ordinance of 1787, the Northwest Ordinance established a government for the Northwest Territory, outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states.

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