The Ordinance for the Government of Territory of the United States Northwest of the Ohio River, passed by Congress on July 13, 1787, states "There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in said territory."
The Ordinance for the Government of Territory of the United States Northwest of the Ohio River, passed by Congress on July 13, 1787, states "There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in said territory."
Northwest Ordinance
slavery
True, slavery was prohibited North of the Ohio River after 1820. The Missouri Compromise prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36°30' north except within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri.
Yes, the northwest ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery in the northwest territory.
The Northwest Ordinance prohibited slavery northwest of the Ohio River.
The Ordinance prohibited slavery North of the Ohio River.
they outlawed slavery
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 contained many acts. Act number 6 in the law specifically outlawed slavery and involuntary servitude.
Northwest Ordinance
Illinois is north of the Ohio River.
One of the most farsighted provisions of the Northwest Ordinance was that it prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest. It was officially called An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio.
All slavery north of the Ohio river was outlawed between 1776 and 1804. So basically it was outlawed late 1700's, early 1800's