MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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The issue of slavery was largely ignored in the document.
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Hunters of runaway slaves were barred from entering the territory.
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Slavery was abolished in the Northwest Territory
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All males were given the right to vote.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement is most accurate concerning the Northwest Ordinance? Slavery was abolished in the Northwest Territory. The real power in the government lies with the people.
Detailed explanation-2: -The prohibition of slavery in the territory, combined with ratification of the Constitution, effectively set up the conditions to suppress conflict over western expansion and the place of slavery in the territories until Missouri, the first state carved out of the Louisiana Purchase, applied for statehood.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -A bill of rights protecting religious freedom, the right to a writ of habeas corpus, the benefit of trial by jury, and other individual rights; in addition the ordinance encouraged education and forbade slavery.
Detailed explanation-5: -Which statement accurately describes the relationship between the Northwest Ordinance and the Articles of Confederation? The Northwest Ordinance added to the guidelines for American expansion that were introduced in the Articles of Confederation.