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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 banned slavery in the Northwest Territory, which included the future states of Wisconsin and Illinois. Additionally, the Illinois Constitution of 1818 and the Wisconsin Constitution of 1848 both explicitly prohibited slavery in those states.

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory, which included areas that eventually became states like Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. This law helped prevent the spread of slavery to these new territories and played a role in shaping the future boundaries of free and slave states in the United States.


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How did slavery stop and who put a stop to it?

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