Slavery was banned in the Northwest Territory in 1787.
In 1787, Congress banned slavery in the new northwest territory. The territory included the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. By prohibiting slavery in the territory, it made the Ohio River the boundary between slave and non-slave states.
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Slavery
No, slavery was not allowed in the new territory
Yes, the northwest ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery in the northwest territory.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory, which included the present-day states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. This marked an important step towards limiting the expansion of slavery in the United States and contributed to the eventual abolition of slavery in the northern states.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 contained many acts. Act number 6 in the law specifically outlawed slavery and involuntary servitude.
Slavery was not permitted in the Ohio territory. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which established the Northwest Territory, including what would become Ohio, prohibited slavery in the region.
Slavery was prohibited in the Michigan Territory through the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. In contrast, slavery was permitted in the Arkansas Territory until it was admitted to the Union as a state in 1836.
North America banned slavery in 1865 with the passing of the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787