MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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freedom of speech
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right to worship
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trial by jury
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right to cause panic
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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: -Under the ordinance, slavery was forever outlawed from the lands of the Northwest Territory, freedom of religion and other civil liberties were guaranteed, the resident Indians were promised decent treatment, and education was provided for.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.