In 1787, Congress banned slavery in the new northwest territory. The territory included the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. By prohibiting slavery in the territory, it made the Ohio River the boundary between slave and non-slave states.
Yes, the northwest ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery in the northwest territory.
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.
There are few things significant about the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. First, it established the ability of the U. S. government to expand westward. Next, it set a precedent for admitting new states into the union as opposed to expanding existing states. Finally, it prohibited slavery in the territory, thus creating the Ohio River as the boundary for slavery.
All of them.
it was in the territory of OHIO!
In 1787, Congress banned slavery in the new northwest territory. The territory included the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. By prohibiting slavery in the territory, it made the Ohio River the boundary between slave and non-slave states.
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Slavery
Some banned slavery
No, slavery was not allowed in the new territory
the north's "trial" started in 1777. It was officially banned in 1787!
Yes, the northwest ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery in the northwest territory.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 contained many acts. Act number 6 in the law specifically outlawed slavery and involuntary servitude.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Because of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787