MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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Question
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True or False:Slavery was allowed in the Northwest Ordinance.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -It was demonstrably clear that the states carved from the Northwest Territory would not be slave states. That the 1787 ordinance prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude was not as controversial as it might appear in the context of American history.
Detailed explanation-3: -The ordinance provided for civil liberties and public education within the new territories, but did not allow slavery.
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