USA HISTORY

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: -On July 13, 1787, the Continental Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance. It prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territories.