MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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Freedom of religion
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Right to trial by jury for anyone accused of a crime
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No cruel or unusual punishments for crime
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No slavery in the territory
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Detailed explanation-1: -The ordinance provided for civil liberties and public education within the new territories, but did not allow slavery.
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: -Provisions of the Northwest Ordinance presaged several provisions of the Constitution and the First Amendment and announced a prohibition of slavery in the states to be formed out of the territories.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.