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MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

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“ ____ Article 6. There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the party shall have been duly convicted:Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid ____ “-Northwest Ordinance, 1787 Based on this excerpt from the Northwest Ordinance, which statement is a valid conclusion?
A
The issue of slavery was largely ignored before the Civil War.
B
Abolitionists had gained control of the Constitutional Convention.
C
Slavery was legally banned in the Northwest Territory.
D
Enslaved persons had constitutionally protected civil rights.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Article 6 strengthened slavery with an immigration law that prevented the Northwest Territory from giving refuge to a slave. It authorized a slaveholder to capture a runaway who made it safely to the Old Northwest.

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: -On February 1, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln approved the Joint Resolution of Congress submitting the proposed amendment to the state legislatures. The necessary number of states (three-fourths) ratified it by December 6, 1865.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 13th Amendment forever abolished slavery as an institution in all U.S. states and territories. In addition to banning slavery, the amendment outlawed the practice of involuntary servitude and peonage.

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