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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.
Under popular sovereignty, the decision on whether slavery would be allowed in a territory is typically made by the residents of that territory through a vote or referendum. This allows the people living in the area to determine the status of slavery based on majority rule.
Under popular sovereignty, the residents of the territory would ultimately decide whether slavery would be allowed. This principle meant that the people living in a particular territory would determine their own laws and institutions, including the decision on the legality of slavery.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory, setting a precedent for future territories to limit or exclude slavery. This helped contain the spread of slavery to the Southern states and contributed to the divide between free and slave states in the United States.
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No, slavery was not allowed in the new territory
Yes, the northwest ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery in the northwest territory.
It also said that slavery would not be allowed in states formed from the Northwest Territory.
NIt outlawed slavery in the Northwest Territory Thanks
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Slavery was banned in the Northwest Territory in 1787.
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The Northeast Ordinance of 1787 allowed for the creation of the Northwest Territory. Slavery in the Northwest Territory was forbidden, and a new border line used Ohio to divide between free and slave states. This separation of land began a national competition between the North and the South.
The Northwest Ordinance prohibited slavery northwest of the Ohio River.
the Northwest Territory under the Articles of Confederation
The Northwest Ordinance outlawed slavery in the territory. However the ordinance did allow for indentured servants to be held in the territory. The US Constitution did not prohibit slavery at that time.