MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To own slaves
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Religious freedom
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Right to a trial by a jury
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To have a say in the government (if you were a free white landowning male)
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Considered one of the most important legislative acts of the Confederation Congress, the Northwest Ordinance also protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in the new territories.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Ordinance of 1785 put the 1784 resolution in operation by providing a mechanism for selling and settling the land, while the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 addressed political needs. The 1785 ordinance laid the foundations of land policy until passage of the Homestead Act of 1862.