One of the most important legacies of the Northwest Ordinance was that it prevented the expansion of ________________ north of the Ohio River in the new territories.
A)
slavery
B)
Indian warfare
C)
industrialization
D)
British colonization

Question

One of the most important legacies of the Northwest Ordinance was that it prevented the expansion of ________________ north of the Ohio River in the new territories.
A)
slavery	
B)
Indian warfare	
C)
industrialization	
D)
British colonization

anonymous · Answer

B

anonymous · Answer

It is A. Slavery. the Northwest territory banned slavery due to the split country, and did not become a big problem until the early 1800s with the Missouri comprimise, Great comprimise of 1850, and the Kansas Nebraska Act.