Question

Did the Northwest Ordinance of 1789 help expand slavery in the new territory or stop it?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

it was prohibit slavery in the new territory

Answer 7

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787, not 1789, was a significant piece of legislation passed by the U.S. Congress that addressed the governance of the Northwest Territory, which included areas that would eventually become states such as Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

Regarding slavery, the Northwest Ordinance had provisions that effectively limited the expansion of slavery into the Northwest Territory. It stated that "there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude" in the territory, which was a notable departure from the prevailing practice in the southern states. This provision helped to establish the Northwest Territory as free territory, meaning that it did not permit slavery.

So, rather than expanding slavery, the Northwest Ordinance played a role in restricting its spread into new territories, setting a precedent for future territories and states to follow a similar path of prohibiting slavery.

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Answer 9

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Answer 10

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